In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. The nation has celebrated the special day ever since.
(1)__________________________________. Some companies and most schools also shut down the following Friday. But, it appears that Thanksgiving Day, like other national and religious holidays, has been highly commercialized, to the point that many people forget what we are supposed to be celebrating. If we were to survey people on the street and ask, “(2)________________________________”, we would probably get answers like:turkey, pilgrims, fall, pumpkins, corn stalks, etc.
But how many people on Thanksgiving Day actually pause and do what the name of the event suggests?
(3)___________________________________?
1.Today Thanksgiving Day is a legal holiday with most government and private employees being given the day off.
2.What stands out in your mind when you think of Thanksgiving Day.
3.What portion of the celebrators do stop to thank God for our nation and for all we have.
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