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Thanksgiving Day

         Thanksgiving is a holiday that is celebrated  in Canada and in the U.S.A. It has been a holiday in many places in Canada since 1957 and in the United States  since 1863.  It is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada and in the USa it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of  November. Probably the first Thanksgiving was celebrated  in 1621 – in  a small town called Plymouth by a small group of people from England called ‘Pilgrims’. It was celebrated because one of the Native American people taught Pilgrims  how to catch fish and how to grow corn. This man’s name was Squanto. The Pilgrims were very thankful for his help. Without it, a lot of Pilgrims might have died from hunger. The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted for three days and about  fifty English men, women and children and about ninety Native Americans. took part in the first Thanksiving Day. Thanksgiving became more popular and  in the United States  finally became a national holiday. In both Canada and the U.S., turkey is the main part of the traditional  Thanksgiving meal. Moreover, people eat sweet potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is a special day for families to get together.

Bibliografia:                                                                                                             https://padlet.com/justynamak/ThanksgivingNE,                                                                                                                 Tomscha T., American Customs and traditions, Edinburgh 1990.

You can also watch „American story of Thanksgiving Day” -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BQSOkkoDjc   and use flashards connected with Thanksgiving: https://quizlet.com/239584203/thanksgiving-flash-cards/