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[[File:Thanksgiving-Brownscombe.jpg|대체글=|thumb|''The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth'' by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe]]

'''Thanksgiving Day''' is an American holiday, which is also commonly celebrated in Protestant churches to give thanks to God for harvest. However, Thanksgiving Day is not a [[Commandments of God|commandment of God]], nor a [[The Feasts of God|feast]] found in the Bible. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States that originates from the [https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/puritanism#:~:text=The%20Puritans%20were%20members%20of,not%20rooted%20in%20the%20Bible. Puritans]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/modern-europe/british-and-irish-history/puritans |title=Puritans |website=Encyclopedia.com |publisher=  |date=May 23, 2018 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> who came to America in the 17th century, as a celebration of giving thanks for the first harvest.

Some churches explain the keeping of Thanksgiving Day by comparing it to the [[Day of Firstfruits]], the [[Feast of Weeks]] or the [[Feast of Tabernacles]] which are celebrated in the Bible.<ref name="드림" /><ref>General Biblical Instructions, First Fruits: Stewardship Thoughts and Stories from Around the World, Paul R. Lindholm, pg. 81</ref> In actuality, Thanksgiving Day’s celebration has no connection to the feasts recorded in the Bible. Although the aforementioned feasts are related to the harvest of crops, they are kept on different dates, are celebrated differently, and hold completely different meanings from Thanksgiving Day. Moreover, the Day of Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles in the Old Testament are completely fulfilled by Christ in the New Testament times. In the Bible, the Day of Firstfruits is kept as the Day of Resurrection, and commemorates the power of [[Jesus' Resurrection|Jesus who was resurrected]] as the firstfruits of those who had fallen asleep. The Feast of Weeks was changed into the Day of Pentecost, during which God poured out the Holy Spirit on the early Church. Finally, the Feast of Tabernacles is to be fulfilled by gathering God’s people with the Holy Spirit of the Latter Rain. Thus, in the New Testament times, all these three feasts are no longer related to the harvest of crops. Despite this, some churches relate these feasts to the harvest of crops even in the New Testament times. This is because they do not distinguish between the feasts of the Old Testament and the feasts of the New Testament.