https://www.pitara.com/tags/thanksgiving/Recent content in Thanksgiving on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/festivals-for-kids/what-is-thanksgiving/Sun, 04 May 2003 15:43:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/festivals-for-kids/what-is-thanksgiving/<p>Celebrated on the fourth Thursday on November, this American festival is an acknowledgement of gratitude for a plentiful harvest. Nearly all cultures celebrate this festival. For instance south Indians celebrate it as Pongal in the month of January, while the north Indians celebrate it as Holi in the month of March.</p> <p>The American act of thanksgiving began during the early pioneer days almost four hundred years ago.</p> <p>In 1620, one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to land at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in America. However, their first winter was severe and their crops failed in the new climate and unfamiliar soil. Half of them died due to lack of fresh food.</p>