Thanksgiving dates back to 1621
Thanksgiving is celebrated in a few countries, but its origins trace back to Pilgrims and Native Americans in the US.
The first Thanksgiving feast was three days long
The first Thanksgiving spanned several days and the menu was quite different from what you might see on dinner tables today. It included venison, duck, goose, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish.
Thanksgiving became a holiday in 1863
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 in the midst of the Civil War in an attempt to foster a sense of American unity.
Thanksgiving football was initially a college tradition
Football and Thanksgiving dates back to 1876 with a game played by Yale and Princeton.
Macy Day’s Parade wasn’t always about floats and balloons
When the parade first began in 1924, it featured live animals like camels, elephants, bears, and monkeys borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. These animals were part of the parade until 1927 when the introduction of large character balloons replaced them, starting with the famous Felix the Cat balloon.
Source: https://venngage.com/blog/thanksgiving-fun-facts/#history
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