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THANKSGIVING
PILGRIMS
• English people
• September 6, 1620
• Mayflower
• 66 day voyage
• 110 pilgrims
• Left from Plymouth, Settled in Plymouth
PILGRIMS
• Religious freedom
• 2 month journey
• Long and hard winter
• Only 50 survivors
• Help from the indians – Squanto
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
• Indians and pilgrims come together to celebrate first successful harvest
• Autumn of 1621
• Ate turkey, goose, duck, fish, fruits, berries
• No pumpkin pie or potatoes
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
• George Washington- National day of Thanksgiving in 1789 (federal holiday)
• President Thomas Jefferson opposed the idea of Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving declared a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln (1863)
• Last Thursday in November
TURKEY
• Most important Thanksgiving tradition
TURKEY
• Interesting turkey facts:– Wattle is the part of the turkey that hangs under their
beak.– The biggest turkey ever was 86 pounds (39 kilos)– North Carolina produces the most turkeys– 90% of American families eat turkey on Thanksgiving– Americans eat 535 million pounds of turkey every
year at Thanksgiving time (242,671 kilos)
THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS
• Family and friends• Giving thanks• Turkey, potatoes,
vegetables, pumpkin pie
• Macy´s Thanksgiving day parade
• Football• Preparing for
Christmas
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION
• President saves a turkey´s life
• Turkey goes to Disneyland to Thanksgiving day parade