Sky News Australia published this video item, entitled “Biden calls for unity in Thanksgiving speech” – below is their description.
United States President-elect Joe Biden has referred to his own personal tragedies in a Thanksgiving speech to the nation in a bid to unite citizens ahead of the holidays.
“It’s really hard to care, it’s hard to give thanks, it’s hard to even think of looking forward, and it’s so hard to hope,” he said.
Mr Biden has asked Americans to forego their family traditions and remain COVID safe as the country’s death toll surpassed 250,000.
An average 165,000 cases are diagnosed every day in the US.
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In This Story: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is best known as a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November every year, usually through feasting, parades and travel to see family and friends, though celebrations were scaled back during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
The roots of the modern celebration lie in settlers celebrating their arrival in the Americas in the early 1600’s. It has been a public holiday since 1941 due to federal legislation, an annual tradition in the United States by presidential proclamation since 1863 and by state legislation since the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been a celebration of the blessings of the year, including the harvest. What Americans call the “Holiday Season” generally begins with Thanksgiving. The first day after Thanksgiving Day—Black Friday—marks the start of the Christmas shopping season.
