Columns/Opinions, Editorial
November 27, 2024
Taking Time to Give Thanks
This Thursday, our nation will stop and celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a unique holiday that began in the United States and one that is often missed with everyone rushing to the Christmas holiday season. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.