Your coverage of Thanksgiving, however, was historically inaccurate. Your articles were not about Thanksgiving, but was instead about people being thankful – there is a difference. According to Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language, “Thanksgiving” is the “… public celebration of divine goodness …” which expresses gratitude and acknowledges the giver of gifts, while “thankfulness” is “… acknowledgement of a favor,” which only expresses gratitude for the gift.