22nd Nov 2018: Happy Thanksgiving
About Post |
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| Title : |
| Happy Thanksgiving |
| Objective : |
| To acknowledge with Gratitude their Obligation to him for Benefits received, and to implore such farther Blessings as they stand in Need of. |
| Colour Scheme : |
| Reddish-Dawn colour - the colour of hope & rise. |
| Focus I : |
| Shadow of human-being praying to the almighty with open hands. |
| Focus II : |
| The background of rising sun is not only the representation of almighty/nature; but, also the positive attitude & hope form HIM. |
| Misc. : |
| It is advisablethat every one should gratitude his obligation towards the almighty and to other fellow beings for their known or unknown acts and suport in his life. |
Significance |
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| Date : |
| 22nd November |
| Related to : |
| During the American Civil War. Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens," to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. |
| Connect Date : |
| Final Thursday of November 1863 / Earlier it was October, from 1621 to 1862. |
| Connect Place : |
| North America |
| Special : |
| The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. |
| More Info : |
| As President, on October 3, 1789, George Washington made the following proclamation, "To recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God." |
