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people who first came to America from Europe.

They wanted to give thanks to God for helping them get safely to America.

It was celebrated in 1621 in Plymouth. The pilgrims had a feast after a successful harvest (урожай).

13 Pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.

They ate fish, turkey, duck, berries, pumpkin, beetroot, peas, onion, beans, corn, squash.

Squanto, a Native American taught the Pilgrims how to grow food and was a translator for them.

The Native American leader gave food to the Pilgrims during the first winter because they didn’t have enough.

are closed on Thanksgiving Day. Many offices and businesses allow staff to have a four-day weekend and close on the Friday after Thanksgiving Day as well.

Public transit systems do not usually operate on their regular timetables.

and why did they celebrate?

When is Thanksgiving?

before Thanksgiving, an additional 3.4 million travelers will fly to their holiday destination and 900,000 others will use buses, trains, or other modes of travel.

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Going home for the holidays means meeting old friends and family members and heading out to the local bar! The night before Thanksgiving is the biggest night of the year for bar sales, even bigger than New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day, and the Super Bowl.

featured costumed Macy's employees, professional bands, and animals from the Central Park Zoo. Now, 3.5 million people show up to watch in New York City and 50 million people watch the event from home.

a turkey and sending it off to a farm somewhere to live out the rest of its life in peace. The people of the United States cast their votes to name the lucky bird, then the President performs a public pardon. Last year's turkey was sent to live at Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate in Alexandria, Virginia.

total of 235 million—are eaten at Thanksgiving.

Americans are expected to spend almost $5 billion dollars on turkeys this Thanksgiving.

by North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indiana.

These "big six" states produce two of every three U.S.-raised birds, according to data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.

on Thanksgiving.

food on Thanksgiving?

Name four other Thanksgiving foods.

Quiz #2

used in a good luck ritual on Thanksgiving Day.

Whoever gets the top will have their wish come true!

Thanksgiving Day! The tradition started in 1934. There has been a game on Thanksgiving every year except for the period of 1939 to 1944, during World War II. This is also the time when people fall asleep after the big meal!

airing on CBS, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving won an Emmy in 1974. Now this classic show is shown every Thanksgiving night.

signifies store profits going out of the red and into the black.

This day is considered to be the official kick-off of the holiday shopping season. Up to 152 million Americans will brave the crowds to shop on Black Friday weekend…often starting at midnight!

of your life to be thankful.