Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday celebrated in the United States to celebrate the harvest from the past year. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November thus, the actual date tends to change every year. The holiday is based on the three-day harvest feast that happened in 1621 between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans. This was considered the first thanksgiving. During the feast, the natives brought deer while the pilgrims brought wild fowls but turkey was later made the meal during this festive holiday.

The first time Thanksgiving was celebrated nationally was in 1789 when President George Washington declared it a thanksgiving celebration in honor of the creation of the first United States Constitution. Thanksgiving became an annual tradition among many communities that celebrated it at different months and days.

President Abraham Lincoln was the one that made it a federal national holiday. It was in the midst of the civil war when he declared that Thanksgiving would be celebrated each November. He was expressing gratitude to God and thanks to the army for emerging successfully from the battle of Gettysburg. He called upon the people to observe the last Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving and praise making it a national holiday. However, the holiday was briefly moved from the last Thursday of November to the third Thursday of the month during Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt’s term back in 1939. He wanted to create more shopping days before Christmas to give the economy a boost. This decision was not agreed upon by many hence most people continued celebrating it the last Thursday. In 1941, the president and Congress made the final decision and officially moved the holiday to the last Thursday of November.

HOW IS IT OBSERVED

Most people travel to go spend time with their families and bountiful meal comprising of turkey, cranberries, bread stuffing, and pumpkin pie are mainly taken as a tradition. Sharing with the less fortunate – Most people go out to the streets and donate food to the homeless.

IMPORTANCE OF THANKSGIVING DAY

This holiday promotes the spirit of giving as it’s become a tradition for most people in the country to volunteer for those less fortunate by donating their food or time to homeless shelters.

This holiday has become one of the biggest symbols for intercultural peace and the sanctity of homes and family.

Gratitude is a perfect gift for any occasion. It’s that time of the year again! Sharing a meal with your favorite people or even donating what you have with the less fortunate could go a long way. Be someone else’s reason to be thankful. Sheltering the homeless could be even a perfect way to celebrate the day.Don’t hesitate to consider The Power Is Now Media Inc. as your ideal homeownership partner. Reach out to the CEO, Eric Lawrence Frazier for assistance.

The Power Is Now Media Inc. is an advocate for the empowerment of the minority communities all around the United States. We engage in various thoughts of leaders to make sure that you are equipped with knowledge about our economy. We have partnered with First Bank to provide you with products and services that will help you prepare better for the future. We are also advocating for first-time home buyers. The Power Is Now Media Inc. can help make your homeownership dream a reality. Go to www.neverrentagain.com and get started today.

Eric Lawrence Frazier MBA, Vice President and Mortgage Advisor of First Bank, NMLS 461807. President and CEO of The Power Is Now Media Inc. www.thepowerisnow.com

References:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day https://www.almanac.com/content/when-thanksgiving-day

HOME OWNERSHIP

by Eric Lawrence Frazier MBA

Home ownership brings stability to individuals and families who have never had a dwelling place that they could call their own. There is something special about owning real estate that is unlike anything else on earth you can own.

Real Estate you own is not like cars that decay over time and you have to replace them. Real Estate you own is not like clothes that go out of style and you have to buy new ones. Real Estate you own is not like expensive vacations or experiences that only last a moment in time. Real Estate you own is not like an apartment where the landlord may increase the rent until it’s no longer affordable. Real Estate you own is not like staying at your parents house where you know can’t stay forever.

Home ownership is the beginning of wealth that increases over time and becomes your estate & legacy Home ownership is the pride of a mother nurturer and the kitchen her domain Home ownership is the pride of a father provider and protector of his territory and family. Home ownership is the foundation of permanence and the place where life happens, birthdays celebrated, deaths mourned.

Home ownership is the place you build memories that can never be taken from you. Memories etched in walls and concrete, experienced in rooms and floors, Memories living in trees and shrubs planted by your hand. Howe ownership is the manifestation of you - your style, your colors, your smell, your stuff, your junk, your memories, your yard and your spaces, your life.

It’s the height markers on your first child’s bedroom wall. It’s the hearts drawn in the concrete slabs when you pour your patio floor

It’s the birthday parties, and anniversaries in the living room and kitchen. It’s the back yard barbecue with friends, neighbors and family contentions it’s the high school and college graduation, and wedding receptions Its’ the family nights and block parties and the fellowship of family connections

Home ownership

It’s more than real estate. Land, brick and mortar, wood frame construction and chicken wire. It’s more than money saved, gifts recieved and grants obtained It’s more than the debt you incur to buy it. It’s more than the payments you make to own it. It’s more than the appreciation that comes with keeping it over time.

It’s memories, it’s family, and it’s life that can happen in one place Until you say it’s time to move.