History

1. History First Mickey Mouse balloon to appear in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Originally the Macy's Christmas Parade), Thursday, November 29, 1934. Location: Broadway and 105th Street, New York City, NY. In the 1920s many of Macy's department store employees were first-generation immigrants. Proud of their new American heritage, they wanted to celebrate the United States holiday of Thanksgiving with the type of festival their parents had loved in Europe. In 1924, the inaugural parade (originally known as the Macy's Christmas Parade and later the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Christmas Parade.) was staged by the store. Employees and professional entertainers marched from 145th Street in Harlem to Macy's flagship store on 34th Street dressed in vibrant costumes.[3] There were floats, professional bands and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.[4] At the end of that first parade, as has been the case with every parade since, Santa Claus was welcomed into Herald Square. At this first parade, however, the Jolly Old Elf was enthroned on the Macy's balcony at the 34th Street store entrance, where he was then "crowned" "King of the Kiddies. "With an audience of over a quarter of a million people ,[citation needed] the parade was such a success that Macy's declared it would become an annual event. Large animal-shaped balloons, produced by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, replaced the live animals in 1927 when the Felix the Cat balloon made its debut. Felix was filled with air, but by the next year, helium was used to fill the expanding cast of balloons. At the finale of the 1928 parade, the balloons were released into the sky where they unexpectedly burst. The following year they were redesigned with safety valves to allow them to float for a few days. Address labels were sewn into them , so that whoever found and mailed back the discarded balloon received a gift from Macy's Through the 1930s, the Parade continued to grow, with crowds of over 1 million lining the parade route in 1933. The first Mickey Mouse balloon entered the parade in 1934. The annual festivities were broadcast on local New York radio from 1932 through 1941,[6] and resumed in 1945 through 1951. The parade was suspended 1942–1944 during World War II, owing to the need for rubber and helium in the war effort. A part of American culture after being prominently featured in the 1947 film, Miracle on 34th Street, which shows actual footage of the 1946 festivities. The event was first broadcast on network television in 1948 (see below). By this point the event, and Macy's sponsorship of it, were sufficiently well-known to give rise to the colloquialism "Macy's Day Parade". Macy's also sponsors the smaller Celebrate the Season Parade in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held two days after the main event. Other cities in the US also have parades on Thanksgiving, but they are not run by Macy's. The nation's oldest Thanksgiving parade (the Gimbels parade, now known as 6abc-Ikea) was first held in Philadelphia in 1920. Other cities include the McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade of Chicago, Illinois and parades in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; Houston, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; and Fountain Hills, Arizona. A parade is also held at the two U.S. Disney theme parks. Since 1994, a "rival" of sorts, called the Parade Spectacular, has been run in Stamford, Connecticut, about 30 miles northeast of New York City. It is run on the Sunday before Thanksgiving to not directly compete with the Macy's parade and the balloon characters are not duplicated between the two parades. (Macy's in fact has sponsored this parade in a lesser fashion in the past.). Perhaps because of its location in the New York metropolitan area, this parade gets up to 250,000 spectators per year and is the most-attended holiday balloon parade in the U.S. after the Macy's event . However, it can only be seen on television via local cable within Fairfield County. New safety measures were incorporated in 2006 to prevent accidents and balloon related injuries. One measure taken was installation of wind measurement devices to alert parade organizers to any unsafe conditions that could cause the balloons to behave erratically. Also, parade officials implemented a measure to keep the balloons closer to the ground during windy conditions 555First Mickey Mouse balloon to appear in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Originally the Macy's Christmas Parade), Thursday, November 29, 1934. Location: Broadway and 105th Street, New York City.

2. Approval Thanksgiving Day and its celebration in the United States Since the holiday was celebrated on a regular basis, although spontaneously .But in 1789 President George Washington to legitimize holiday special order. It became known as Thanksgiving Day. A formally This date is very long name: "Thanksgiving Day blessinglast year, which historically is a national and religious holidays, start has been put pilgrims. Thanksgiving Day celebrated last Thursday in November . Since that time passed more than three hundred years, but Americans m `l` c `~ r | q do so, to holiday was exactly the way Pilgrims invented it. In each family, it turned into annual ritual, which should not be any changes. From the White House to the most conservative ranch in Texas - all dwellings of America - this day appetizing smells like fried turkey and pumpkin pie foods that Pilgrims ate, became a symbol of the holiday. In the evening many American families meet guests. It starts normal party with dancing, jokes and laughter. And comes a moment when all of a sudden become serious. Guests and hosts sit near the table. At the heart of it lies sheet of crumpled foil, surrounded by green pussy. It symbolizes Atlantic Ocean. In the middle of it, as if on waves, ispaper nautilus. He recalls the "caddis flower", which came to the New England Pilgrims. Near the edges of "Ocean" is stone with the date written on it - "1620". Stone symbolizes Plimutsku rock, which landed three plus centuries ago immigrants from Europe.

3. Thanksgiving Day Traditions Associated with the Day of Thanksgiving traditions, whose feast followed, especially in the province. On this day, all family members should go to church, and after the service to gather at one table, which certainly will be turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. • Many long way to overcome the parental home from other states to meet a family dinner. So before the holiday airports are overloaded, and there are numerous road congestion. • According to the American Automobile Association, this year's holidays 38.7 million Americans will leave to travel a distance of more than 80 kilometers. This record number of car-travel for the modern history of the holiday. • In the current traditions of Thanksgiving can be attributed not only to travel long distances, but also sustainable procedures in the holidays. After a holiday in most Americans are still two weekends during which made abundantly eat, watch American football on television, participate or be spectators at hodah holidays and buy gifts for Christmas. • Friday, which follows the Day of Thanksgiving is probably the most difficult and most long-awaited day for U.S. trade. • According to the National Federation of retailers in the U.S. in the next three days after the holiday shopping depart 132.9 million Americans - is another record Thanksgiving Day 2008. • Big Supermarkets offer Friday after Thanksgiving significant discounts and gifts to customers who come earlier than anyone. Many large shopping centers open for buyers at five-six o'clock in the morning, and people take turns at the entrance to the stores since the night. • This day is also taken to feed the poor, those who can not afford to cover the holiday table and who did raise a family. 11:00 to 19:30 in the Washington social workers and charitable services prepare meals and feed the homeless. At the same volunteers help them. Those who can not take part in helping the needy, make donations. • Thus, in Merril (Wisconsin) resident Pat Kallahan sell hunting rifles and bought on the proceeds of 100 turkeys to needy families. According Kallahana health it is not for hunting, so he decided to sell the gun and to please those who prove difficult. • In Los Angeles on the eve of some well-known actors, including Harrison Ford and Kirk Douglas, participated in the preparation of a charity dinner for the homeless. They put aprons and cooked turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pies right on the street.

4. Thanksgiving Flowers & Gifts Exotic flowers are naturally gorgeous and beautiful. Flowers in all hues and colors can be arranged in beautiful bouquets and floral arrangements to gift to our friends and hosts for Thanksgiving Dinner. They are lovely and remind us of the beauty of Nature sculpted by divine hands. The freshness, the beauty and the sweet scents of flowers touch everybody's hearts with tender feelings of love, care and thankfulness to everything that is worth living in the world. Flowers can also be used as table centerpieces for Thanksgiving dinner table or arranged in ethnic baskets on the hearth. They can be woven in creative wreaths that can adorn our walls and doors or remind our loved ones of how warm are our feelings for them. Flowers strung in innovative ways can be used for holiday decoration and even a single flower on the altar can be used to express our thankfulness to the Almighty. Use them creatively with votive candles to design centerpieces that will won everyone's appreciation and can be used as personalized gifts. You can also gift homemade cookies and cakes baked by you to bachelors and students who love to munch on them while reading a good book. Leftovers can also be packed for them to take after the dinner which is an ancient tradition.

5. Thanksgiving Day meals Garnish The traditional Thanksgiving meal, sometimes a particular day by day, and although some food may be considered in any semiofficial leaving the United States, food often something of a ritual or traditional quality. Many Americans would say that it is "incomplete" without cranberry sauce, stuffing or dressing and sauce. Other frequently served dishes include pumpkin, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes or rice (in the South and among Asians), ravioli, corn or hominy; Deviled eggs, green beans or green beans pan; sauerkraut (including the mid-Atlantic, especially in Baltimore ), peas, carrots, bread rolls, corn bread (in the south and parts of New England), or biscuits, rutabaga or turnips, and lettuce. For dessert, various pies are often served, particularly apple pie, meat pie, sweet potato pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie beze and chocolate cake with nuts, the last four being particularly American. Other non-traditional dishes reflect the region or cultural traditions of those who came together for meals. For example, many African-Americans and residents of South serving baked macaroni with cheese and herbs Kollar, and noodle Kugel, sweet pudding dessert. It is not unheard of for Americans of Mexican descent to serve with turkey molu and fried corn. In Puerto Rico, Thanksgiving dinner complete with Arroz Con gandules (rice with peas columbine), pumpkin pie, potato salad, fried sweet potatoes and white Spanish sparkling hard cider. Americans of Cuban origin, which traditionally serve turkey, along with small fried pork and include white rice and black beans or beans. Vegetarians and Vegans are known to serve as alternate central entrer such as a large vegetable pie or stuffed and baked pumpkin or turkey. Many of the Midwest (eg, Minnesota) of Norwegian or Scandinavian origin lay on the table with lefse and green bean hot dish . Drinks Beverage Thanksgiving Day may change as garnishes, often depending on who is on the table and their tastes. Spirits and cocktails can sometimes be served before the main meal. At the dinner table, nefermentovanoho Apple (still or sparkling) and / or wine is often served. Beaujolais Nouveau is sometimes served as "Beaujolais Day" falls before the American Thanksgiving. For children, non-alcoholic drinks are served at the table, usually with disapproval (and often illegal) for persons of legal drinking age to consume alcohol, although in some states it is legal for persons under 21 to consume alcohol when their parents attended . Jugs sweetened iced tea is common to all South

6. On this day, as always attract tourists from Las Vegas many games, their institutions, Disneyland in Florida (the first and largest recreational park of this kind in the world) Hollywood - the famous "Dream Factory". The main attractions are the history located in New York and Washington. The capital is: Capitol house, which is the U.S. Congress, the White House - official President's residence, Washington monument - an obelisk height of about 152 m; Lincoln monument - a majestic church in the Greek style columns at 36 that represent the number of states U.S. daily death of Lincoln; Smithsonian Institute -- huge complex, which includes research institutes, Art galleries and Zoo, Arlington Memorial Cemetery, which buried the outstanding state and military leaders of the country and all the soldiers who died in wars since the Civil; National Gallery of Art from the American and European paintings, National Historical Wax Museum figures. Thanksgiving Day celebrated the fourth Thursday in November. It official holiday in the United States. It is celebrated by people of different religion. They thank God for everything good that is in their life. This family holiday. Families come together, regardless of how far they live from one another. In some places morning held religious services. Then begins the traditional feast. Stuffed turkey - the main dish of the holiday. His served with sweet potatoes, fruit puree, sauce and pumpkin cake. Cider - a traditional drink in this day. Football - the most popular game of the day. In many schools in the Thanksgiving Day game is the most important match of the year. Of course some football matches broadcast on television. Mace store holds an annual parade in honor of Thanksgiving in New York. Celebrities, His arrival opens Christmas season. Shops, houses decorated toy turkey pilgrims, Indians, wreaths of dried flowers and vegetables. Rig abundance also a popular decoration. Charitable organizations offer meals to the needy. They also send baskets of food and old patients. This makes Thanksgiving a special day and is great interest from tourists. Holiday attraction for tourists

7. In Kiev, a Ukrainian daily thanks to the God October 18 in the National Palace of Arts "Ukraine" in Kiev, a Ukrainian feast of thanksgiving. The purpose of the collection is reflected in its motto: "thanks be to God for bread, for peace, for Ukraine!" Representatives of many Ukrainian churches came together to offer a prayer of thanksgiving to God for peace and prosperity in Ukraine. Participants in the meeting were about four thousand people from all regions of Ukraine. Clerics are talking about the importance of gratitude and encouraged everyone to be grateful. President of the Ukrainian Union of the Association of Evangelical Christian Baptists Nesteruk VV, senior bishop of the Ukrainian Christian Evangelical Church Padun LM, senior presbyter of the Union of Christians of Evangelical Free Church Faith Ukraine Raychinets VF, Vicar General of the episcopate of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine Markiyan Trofym'yak Bishop, Head of Administration of the Patriarchal Curia Church Bishop Bohdan Dzyurah, President of Ukrainian Bible Society Superintendent GI - All were unanimous in calling for the faithful: Let's be thankful! Representatives of Ukrainian authorities, who came to the palace, including First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Turchinov OV, Head of the national expert committee on the protection of public morals Kostytsky V. and Chairman of the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions Reshetnikov Yu Ye thanked the Christians for loyalty in the service of God and urging Ukraine to continue to be bearers of good, mercy and love. Youth and children's choirs (Lvov, director Galina Samus), Chamber Choir of Men (Kiev, leader Viktor Oleynik), a brass band (The peas Volyn region, conductor Victor Nazarchuk), a group of "Zion" (Dnepropetrovsk), the group "Eternity" (Rivne), a group of "pilgrims" (Chernivtsi), the duo "Source" (Ivano-Frankivsk) and others showed their works that Christians Ukraine grateful to God and encourage others to practice this universal tradition. The idea of such an event in Ukraine national scale was sound senior Michael Bishop Panochko meeting of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations of Ukraine President March 3, 2006 and received the support of Ukrainian churches. October 21, 2007 in the NPM "Ukraine", during the first celebration over the country, the President of Ukraine, welcoming the participants of the festival, which began TSHVEU, noted its importance in the process of spiritual renewal of the nation. "We are confident that this joint celebration of spiritually enrich the

8. Thanksgiving Day Prayers Thanksgiving is the time to pray and thank God for his continuous grace. Families offer group prayers both in church as well as homes. Customary Thanksgiving prayer before the Thanksgiving feast is quite popular. Some prayers said during Thanksgiving Day are as follows: Thanksgiving For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. Moravian Blessing Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be And bless these gifts Bestowed by Thee. And bless our loved one everywhere, And keep them in Your loving care. We Give Thanks Our Father in Heaven, We give thanks for the pleasure Of gathering together for this occasion. We give thanks for this food Prepared by loving hands. We give thanks for life, The freedom to enjoy it all And all other blessings. As we partake of this food, We pray for health and strength To carry on and try to live as You would have us. This we ask in the name of Christ, Our Heavenly Father. My Soul, Give Thanks My soul, give thanks to the Lord, all my being, bless His holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all His blessings. It is He who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, Who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion, Who fills your life with good things, renewing your youth like an eagle’s. The Lord does deeds of justice, gives judgment for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses and His deeds to Israel’s sons. The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy. His wrath will come to an end, He will not be angryforever. He does not treat us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our faults. For as the heavens are high above the earth so strong is His love for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his sons the Lord has pity on those who fear Him. For He knows of what we are made, He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass, he flowers like the flower of the field; The wind blows and he is gone and his place never sees him again. But the love of the Lord is everlasting upon those who hold Him in fear; His justice reaches out to children’s children when they keep His covenant in truth, when they keep His will in their mind. The Lord has set His sway in heaven, and His kingdom is ruling over all. Give thanks to the Lord, all His angels, mighty in power, fulfilling His word, who heed the voice of His word. Give thanks to the Lord, all His hosts, His servants who do His will. Give thanks to the Lord, all His works, in every place where He rules. My soul, give thanks to the Lord.

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