Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well
Did you know Sarah Josepha Hale was a renowned 19th –century writer and editor who pushed for girl’s education reform and the establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. She was also the author of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had A Little Lamb”