Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States to honor the early settlers and Native Americans who came together for a harvest feast. This year, it falls on November 28.
The Plymouth Colony, consisting of English Protestants called Puritans, arrived in 1620 after sailing on the Mayflower for 66 days. Originally intending to land in New York, they settled at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, due to windy conditions.
Before the settlers, the region was home to the Wampanoag people for over 12,000 years. The Thanksgiving festival, observed differently then, was a time for expressing gratitude to the Wampanoag Native Americans who assisted the Pilgrims in surviving a harsh winter marked by disease, lack of food, and other challenges in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The celebration marked a coming together of communities to give thanks for the help they received.
We’ve put together a few Thanksgiving wishes to share with your friends and family.
- May Thanksgiving and every day remind us to be grateful for what we have. Happy Thanksgiving!
- Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving, with good health, good times, and a good life.
- This Thanksgiving, we are reminded of how grateful we are for you. Happy Thanksgiving!
- I love Thanksgiving for bringing loved ones together. Happy to spend the day with you. Happy Thanksgiving.
- May you and your family have even more blessings to be thankful for this coming year.
- Wishing you full bellies and hearts this Thanksgiving.
- Wishing you health and happiness on Thanksgiving.
- May you have a restful and joyous Thanksgiving.
- May you maintain an attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving and always.
- I wish you the happiest Thanksgiving and a joyous start to the holiday season.
- A million thanks to you this Thanksgiving and always.
Images to share on WhatsApp
As well as nice messages, images are often a nice way of sending a loved one, a colleague or a friend a wish for this Thanksgiving. Below are several images that would work well for a Thanksgiving greeting.