Sandra (Arcamo) and JesHart Sagario load the holiday turkey to the oven at their residence in Skokie, Illinois as they joined the rest of America celebrate this annual holiday. This is their first Thanksgiving together as a newly-married couple. (Photo: AmbiboMedia)

Members of the Arcamo, Sagario and Bengua clans at yesterday’s table. Sandra’s mom and sister (3rd & 4th from left) flew in all the way from California to join them. This year is especially meaningful to this family after the successful resolution of JesHart’s immigration issues – not uncommon among Filipinos here.

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is primarily a North American holiday which has generally become a national secular holiday with religious origins.

The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. Though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida, the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.

Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members. (Wikipedia )

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