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Thanksgiving

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THANKSGIVING

STARTED IN 1621
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CELEBRATION TIME

THE LAST THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER. THIS YEAR: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
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WHERE IS IT CELEBRATED?

PRIMARILY IN THE U.S. AND CANADA

Why do we have Thanksgiving?

It was first celebrated by the pilgrims after the very first harvest in the new world in 1621

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THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITIONS

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A feast

The biggest tradition. We prepare the feast in honor of the first harvest. Many traditional foods are prepared

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Macy's parade

Started in 1924 just as a tradition. It is a very popular tradition to the United States today. Felix the cat was the first ballon to walk the almost 6 mile parade

Turkey pardon

Every year the president picks one lucky turkey to be set free and leave the others to be a part of a special feast in families

The wishbone

Some families include breaking the wishbone found in the turkey as a tradition.

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Family gathering/ traveling

Families gather and travel all over the U.S. To share quality family time

SPECIAL PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THANKGIVING

  • Pilgrims- started the thanksgivng holiday
  • President lincoln- declared the date of thanksgivng
  • Squanto- the pilgrims wouldn't have survived without him
  • Sarah J. Hale- worked hard to establish thanksgiving as a offical holiday
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SYMBOLS OF THANKSGIVING

  • Turkey- main dish of the feast
  • Cornucopia- symbol of nature's productivity
  • Pumpkin- symbols the dinner and pumpkin pie
  • Beans- pilgrims learned to grow from the indians
  • Food- the basic overall picture of Thankgiving
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SONGS ASSOCIATED WITH THANKSGIVING

  • Christian music
  • Praise to the lord almighty
  • Now thank we all our god
  • We gather together
  • Come, ye thankful people, come
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FOOD ASSOCIATED WITH THANKSGIVING

  • Turkey
  • Ham
  • Corn
  • Beans
  • Pumpkin pie
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INTERESTING FACTS

  • The 1st thanksgiving was at plymouth
  • Today, about 280millon turkeys are sold
  • Each year the average person eats 16-18lbs of turkey
  • California consumes the most turkey
  • The average weight of a turkey at thanksgiving is 15lbs
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