Over the years, the tradition of Thanksgiving has changed greatly. It hasn’t always been about food, football and parade floats.
In this weeks Film Festival we have decided to showcase some interesting developments to this great holiday.
The first video comes from the Great Depression. It was in that economic hard time President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to change the date of Thanksgiving. He moved it to its current Thursday before the last week in November so that merchants could have more time to make money before Christmas time.
However, some states did not recognize Roosevelt’s recommended change, or “Franksgiving” as it was called.
This video from 1950 brings us a lesson on proper Thanksgiving etiquette. Don’t put too much turkey in your mouth at once or put too much butter on your rolls!
This clip is something we’re all familiar with – the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which features a ton of fun floats and balloons that represent popular images in American culture.
In this clip in particular, the parade gets “Rick Rolled” when Rick Astley makes an appearance.
In a contemporary Thanksgiving explanation, President Obama addressed the nation last year to discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving and the progress our country has made in various realms.
