Differences Between Thanksgiving And Thanksgiving

The holiday season is a special time for many people. When one thinks of the holidays they think of times that they hold most dear in memories. Two of the major holidays in the United States of America is Thanksgiving and Christmas. These holidays are somewhat similar, but also have many differences. Some of the differences with these two holidays are the decorations, traditions, the reason for celebration, and history. The first difference is the type of decorations Americans use around their houses and lawns. Due to Thanksgiving being in the fall season we tend to decorate with things such as bright orange, red, yellow and other vibrant colors. We also use pumpkins, corn stalks, gourds, and scarecrows as part of Thanksgiving decor. Some

Thanksgiving tends to be a one day celebration full of food and family. Thanksgiving is the day before, Black Friday, which is the largest Christmas shopping day of the year. In contrast, Christmas must be more prepared for more due to having to buy presents for family and friends in advance of Christmas Day. Christmas is celebrated more than one day, because most people hold a celebration Christmas Eve also. The largest difference between Christmas and Thanksgiving is the reason for the celebrations. Thanksgiving tends to be a time for one to show how thankful they are for what they have in life and who they have in their lives. Thanksgiving focuses on what we have to be thankful for. While Christmas is to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus and our thankfulness for him and everything he did for us at the cross. Both holidays celebrate gifts and what we have, and the time we spend with our families around the

Such as the date the holidays became a national holiday for the United States. Thanksgiving is the time for the largest purchase of turkeys, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and cranberries. Whereas “Thanksgiving has been celebrated since 1621 with the pilgrims. In the year of 1941 President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.” (history.com) Whereas,“Christmas became a national holiday in the United States of America in the year of 1870. Now Christmas is a family holiday, but back in the Middle Ages it was celebrated like a Mardi Gras Party.”(history.com) Christmas is the largest time of the year for people to by gifts before the twenty-fifth of December. Christmas and Thanksgiving while being somewhat the same tends to have many large differences. Thanksgiving being about how thankful we are for everything we have in our lives. Both of the holidays feel one with happiness and the “holiday spirit”. Whereas, Christmas is about the birth of baby Jesus and how thankful we are for what he did at the