Thanksgiving is the expression of gratitude and the giving of thanks.
Being thankful is a feeling and a showing of gratitude. To praise means to verbally express your admiration, to honor and to glorify with song. Thanksgiving is a time for families to create traditions and memories that last a lifetime. Thanksgiving Day , a legal holiday in the U.S., first celebrated in early colonial times in New England. The actual origin, however, is probably the harvest festivals that are traditional in many parts of the world Festivals and Feasts.