THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

NOW AND THEN

• Now we eat turkey
• Then they actually didnt eat turkey they ate venison and birds
• Now we sit around a table
• Then some people stood, squatted, or sat around fires
• Now we normally dress nicely - then there clothes weren't as nice

FACTS

• Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower
• It was celebrated for three days in 1621
• Didn't become a national holiday until 200 years later
• The Wampanogs (Indians) killed 5 deers as gifts
• Wanpanogs taught them how to cultivate land

MENU

• Meat- lobster, rabbit, chicken, deer
• Vegetables- carrots, cabbage, leeks, onions
• Dried fruit and chestnuts
• Sweets- honey and maple syrup
• They didn't have mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, or cranberry sauce

THANKSGIVING IS CELIBRTED IN...

• America
• Canada
• November
• Grenda
• Liberia

TURKEY FACTS

• Americans eat about 280 million turkeys on thanksgiving
• Wild turkeys- males can weigh between 16 and 24 pounds
• Wild turkeys- females can weigh between 8 and 10
• Domesticated- toms can weigh as much as 50 pounds
• Domesticated- females can weigh up to 34 pounds