Thanksgiving: Thanks to life!

At the end of each year, in November, there is Thanksgiving Day, known in English, is a holiday mainly celebrated above all In the United States, Canada and the Caribbean islands. It is presented as a day of gratitude, with prayers and parties, for the good events that occurred during the year.

The first account of Thanksgiving Day happened in 1621, when refugee or popularly known as pilgrims, after experiencing a terrible harvesting, The previous year, in 1620, when many people died, there was a good crop in 1621 and was a reason for much celebration. On a certain day of that year, pilgrims invited the native indigenous people of that region to share their meal in celebration of the good harvest they had at that time.

the name Thanksgiving comes from the junction of the word "thank you/thanks" with the verb "give", representing the action of giving thanks for thanks for All that good that was done during the year. Therefore, one of the traditions of Thanksgiving is to say the reasons why it is grateful in the year. An opportunity to reflect on what has gone through and ask for prosperity for the following year. It is also a time when, historically, families get together.

the familiar tone of Thanksgiving makes with the celebration is, in some regions of the United States, even more important than Christmas and New Year . Over the years, Thanksgiving has gained new traditions. Today the day is reserved to stay with the family, go to street parades, prepare delicious foods and thank. Some people have the habit of writing things for which they are grateful to pieces of paper. Then they read them aloud for everyone in the family to listen.

Opa !!! A little ritual to talk about the good things? It is usually more common to focus, pay close attention to what is bad, in what hurts. Even on a 24 -hour day, with several cool events, if something bad happens, ready: “My day was terrible”…

So would it make sense to enjoy the idea of Thanksgiving? How long have you been talking about good things with important people in your life? Even knowing the love that is usually family, have you officially thanked each person who has done/is part of your life? If not, try writing a small thanks note to each other, observe your emotion in words and, especially, observe the reaction of the person who receives your thanks. It usually gets a lot about it… I call this to talk about love. We are not used to thanking it, it seems easier to accuse, fight, resent… Even if one of these people is no longer physically here, observe your feeling when writing a letter of gratitude for her. In short, it is to thank the opportunity to share life, thank you for the so much that you have learned from the person, for the so much that there was support, affection that makes the difference in our lives. So, coming to the end of this year, let's talk about love?