Date: Thu May 01 - Thu May 01
The National Day of Prayer shares common roots with the celebration
of Thanksgiving; both were national proclamations establishing a day of
prayer. In the New England Colonies under British rule, traditional
observances in late fall called for prayer and thanksgiving, while
observances in the spring or summer called for prayer and fasting.[8]
The fall observance was established by President Abraham Lincoln as the
official Thanksgiving holiday in 1863. The spring observance was
established by President Harry S. Truman in 1952 as the National Day of
Prayer. Read More
