Let Celebrate!

Celebration is one of the popular elements of American culture and THANKSGIVING has special status between them. Thanksgiving is celebrated every fourth Thursday in November in "Thanksgiving day" for thanking God because of the plantation and agriculture productions. In this day Americans met each other and gifts like greeting card. "Turkey" is the name of famous dinner which is served in Americans`s homes in Thanksgiving day.

"Our Creator … Shall continue to dwell above the sky"
Thanksgiving is known worldwide as an American custom, but it`s roots extend far back into human history, the first Americans observed rituals and ceremonies to express gratitude to a higher power for life itself. A Seneca Indian ritual, for example, states, "Our Creator ... Shall continue to dwell above the sky, and this is where those on the earth will end their thanksgiving." Some of the Historians think that the first Thanksgiving is celebrated in 1621 by Pilgrims but it is not true! 1621`s feast has become a model for the Thanksgiving celebration in the United States that is described in a firsthand account presumably written by a leader of the colony, Edward Winslow, as it appears in Mourt's Relation. there are interesting points of this book:
-Indians four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week and they went out
-They killed five deer
-It be not always so plentiful as it was this time with us and etc.
In this celebration other flow are served too like ducks, geese, turkeys and even swans. We can say that the first Thanksgiving of the new United States of America occurred in 1777 when General George Washington and his army, as instructed by the Continental Congress, stopped in bitter weather in the open fields on their way to Valley Forge to mark the occasion.

Thanks to God in many religions
Although thanksgiving traditions brought to North America by settlers from many parts of the world, some authorities link the American thanksgiving with the ancient Jewish observance of Sukkot in the fall, which expresses thanks to God for the bounty of the earth, but all the major world religions—including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam—have rituals, observances and liturgies that express thanks and gratitude to a higher power for the gift of life and its wonders. For example Muslims fast for 30 days in the "Ramezan" month and at 31th day they celebrate the last day of fasting is named"Fetr". In this day Muslim go to pray and the grand people in the families give plentiful food for thanking God to all of gift of life.

Long question lane
What happen from American ancient custom to Thanksgiving day? Why was this feast gotten by Europeans and extended in north America? As was came The first Thanksgiving of the new United States of America occurred in 1777 by General George Washington and his first proclamation after his inauguration as the nation's first president in 1789 declared November 26, 1789, as a national day of "thanksgiving and prayer." In addition in 1941 President Roosevelt signed the bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. So it`s necessary to notice to political power to extend this celebrate. It seems the political men know their people well, Americans interest of celebrate and ritual so Thanksgiving is opportunity for political men to mix these two interests and convince people about their truth and religion.