Thanksgiving Quotes, Memes and Messages to Celebrate

What is Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival. Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by George Washington after a request by Congress. Thomas Jefferson chose not to observe the holiday, and its celebration was intermittent until the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, when Thanksgiving became a federal holiday in 1863, during the American Civil War.

Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens," to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the date was changed between 1939 and 1941 amid significant controversy. From 1942 onwards, Thanksgiving has been proclaimed by Congress as being on the fourth Thursday in November. Thanksgiving is regarded as being the beginning of the fall–winter holiday season, along with Christmas and the New Year, in American culture.

The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days, and—as recounted by attendee Edward Winslow—it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims. The New England colonists were accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings" days of prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end of a drought.

Thanksgiving Quote

Happy Thanksgiving 2019! While we may not get to stand on a street corner and watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade go by, or enjoy a day off work to indulge in a huge feast with our families, those of us in the UK can still celebrate Thanksgiving with some food and good old social media sentiment. The US holiday, which originated back in 1621 in what is now New England, is all about remembering what you have to be thankful for.

The tradition of showing gratitude for your good fortune on Thanksgiving comes from the first Pilgrims in America, who showed their gratitude to the Native Americans who taught them how to farm the land and helped them survive, by inviting them to a feast of thanks.

In lieu of a huge turkey feast with all the trimmings, here are some quotes, memes and messages of thanks to share today in celebration of Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving 2019 quotes

‘As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.’ – John F. Kennedy

‘I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.’ – Marcus Samuelsson

‘Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.’ – Maya Angelou

Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

‘I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.’ – Henry David Thoreau

‘Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.’ – Oprah Winfrey

‘Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.’ – Marcel Proust

‘Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.’ – Marcus Tullius Cicero

‘Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Thanksgiving 2019

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