Thanksgiving Day 2024 History And Background. The holiday back then would be celebrated as late as the 6 th of december and in some years would align with american thanksgiving. Festivals of thanksgiving were observed sporadically on a local level for more than 150 years.
Thanksgiving day, annual national holiday in the united states and canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. In 1621, the plymouth colonists from england and the native american.
