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Thanksgiving Celebration USA - every year on the fourth Thursday of November. Its (hi)story and evolution throughout time
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Thanksgiving Day 2013 November 28th
Thanksgiving (Hi)story
November 1620
Thanksgiving
MAYFLOWER COMPACT
(foundation of the Constitution of the USA)
The LANDING of the PILGRIMS
(1877, by Henry A. Bacon)
Wampanoag Indians
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
1621 - THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
3-day celebration: pumpkin, venison, fish,
nuts, beans, berries,
corn, grapes…
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Thanksgiving Sarah J. Hale
1788-1879
Poet, editor, author;
campaigner for the
creation of the
holiday
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
1863 Proclamation of a
national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on the LAST THURSDAY
NOVEMBER
1941 THANKSGIVING
will be on the 4th THURSDAY
NOVEMBER
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Modern Thanksgiving
Freedom from Want
(1943, Norman Rockwell)
Family feast to eat roast turkey,
pumpkin pie and GIVE THANKS
What are YOU thankful for?
I’m thankful for…
…
Thank you!
Alexandra Duarte
Sources http://www.pilgrimhall.org/hispaint.htm http://www.plimoth.org/ http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/history.php http://www.bigorrin.org/wampanoag_kids.htm http://www.buffalopost.net/?tag=wampanoag http://suite101.com/article/the-first-thanksgiving-day-a34145 http://www.nativetech.org/wigwam/phototour.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Happy Thanksgiving!