• The following are prayers for Thanksgiving from various cultures and faiths. They can be said around the table for Thanksgiving dinner or any time of the year you feel thankful and blessed.

• Fast Facts

  1. Canada and the United States can both claim early Thanksgiving rootsThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  2. Americans have Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  3. Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday of OctoberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  4. Thanksgiving 2008: November 27Calendar Date: Thanksgiving
  5. Thanksgiving originated as a day of thanksg giving to thank GodSan Jose State University: The Origin of Thanksgiving

• The Giving of Thanks

  All throughout the history of the American colonization there were celebrations of thanks giving during which explorers and colonists alike set aside a day to give thanks to God after surviving exceptionally difficult experiences. From the trials of Canadian explorer Martin Frobisher to the Plymouth Rock Pilgrims, these groups gave name to the holiday we celebrate today known as Thanksgiving.Twilight Bridge: History and Origin of Canadian ThanksgivingScholastic: The First Thanksgiving Feast

• Thanksgiving Prayer Quotes

  O Gracious God, we give you thanks for your overflowing generosity to us. Thank you for the blessings of the food we eat and especially for this feast today.American Catholic: [Thanksgiving Prayers

  On this Thanksgiving Day, we remember the poor and the needy. We pray for your mercy and love to surround them.Dr. Neil Chadwick Sermon: The Thanksgiving Prayer of Jesus

  And you shall eat and you shall be satisfied. And you shall bless YHWH, your God, for the good land he has given you.Hillel: Birkat Hamazon - Grace after Meals

  Lord and Lady, watch over us, and bless us as we eat. Bless this food, this bounty of earth, we thank you, so mote it be.About.com: Saying Grace Pagan and Wiccan Style

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