There are many myths surrounding thanksgiving and its origins. Thanksgiving is an annual holiday in the U.S. and Canada celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. A typical Thanksgiving nowadays has stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie, cranberries, and who could forget, a turkey. Thanksgiving is a busy holiday where people come together to spend quality time with their family and friends. But how did this holiday come to be? And what is or isn´t true about the origins of this holiday?