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

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NATIONAL THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRESENTATION

• President saves a turkey´s life

• Turkey goes to Disneyland to Thanksgiving day parade