Thanksgiving
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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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