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TheOriginofThanksgivingTheearliestobservanceofThanksgivingonthiscontinentwaswithspecialservicesinVirginiaasearlyas1607.ThefirstThanksgivingFestivalbeganonDecember13thin1621atPlymouth,Massachusetts.ItstartedasaharvestfestivalwiththepeoplethankingGodforgivingthemsufficientcrops.ThatfirstThanksgivingcelebrationlastedthreedayswiththepeopleenthusiasticallyparticipating.OnJune20,1676thetownofCharlestown,MassachusettsissuedtheFirstThanksgivingProclamation.Byunanimousvotethegoverningcouncilinstructedtheclerk,EdwardRawson,toproclaimJune29thasadayofthanksgiving.GeorgeWashingtonissuedthefirstnationalThanksgivingproclamationin1789,theyearofhisinaugurationasPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.HecalledforanotherThanksgivingDayin1795.WithotherpresidentsandstategovernorsproclaimingdaysofthanksgivingatvarioustimestherewasnoefforttoorganizeayearlyThanksgivingDayuntilMrs.SarahJosephHalestartedhercrusadein1827.Ittookthirty-sixyearstoachievevictorywhen,in1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolnmadehisThanksgivingDayProclamation.Thenationhascelebratedthespecialdayeversince.TodayThanksgivingDayisalegalholidaywithmostgovernmentandprivateemployeesbeinggiventhedayoff.SomecompaniesandmostschoolsalsoshutdownthefollowingFriday.Yes,theUnitedStatesofAmerica,formostpurposes,observesThanksgivingDay.But,itappearsthatThanksgivingDay,likemostothernationalandreligiousholidays,hasbeenhighlycommercialized,tothepointthatmanypeopleforgetwhatwearesupposedtobecelebrating.Ifweweretosurveypeopleonthestreetandask,"WhatstandsoutinyourmindwhenyouthinkofThanksgivingDay",wewouldprobablygetanswerslike:turkey,dinner,pilgrims,fall,pumpkins,cornstalks,etc.But,howmanypeopleonThanksgivingDayactuallypauseanddowhatthenameoftheeventsuggests?WhatportionofthecelebratorsdostoptothankGodforournationandforallwehave?Psalm105:1commandsus,"GivethankstotheLord,callonHisname;makeknownamongthenationswhatHehasdone."AsweapproachThanksgivingDay,let'snotfocusonthefood,