Thanksgiving

      Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving  is  now   primarily   identified  as  a  secular holiday and a time for family reunions.

      This cartoon by Cal Grondahl shows a family seated around the table. On the table we can see a roast turkey, the traditional food for Thanksgiving. The father is saying grace, a short prayer said before a eating. (In American Christianity the head of the household often ad libs a special grace on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter while the others observe a moment of silence.) In the cartoon the man is giving thanks for TiVo, a popular make of digital video recorder in the USA.

Thanksgiving - Myths and Facts