1 / 13

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!. What is Thanksgiving?. Thanksgiving is an American and Canadian holiday in which is typically celebrated the last Thursday of November. On this day, people have big dinners and give thanks for everything they have in their lives. How did this holiday start?.

opal
Download Presentation

Happy Thanksgiving!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Happy Thanksgiving!

  2. What is Thanksgiving? • Thanksgiving is an American and Canadian holiday in which is typically celebrated the last Thursday of November. On this day, people have big dinners and give thanks for everything they have in their lives.

  3. How did this holiday start? • Pilgrims were the first people to come to America • They arrived in 1621

  4. How did the Pilgrims come to America? • The Mayflower is the ship that brought the pilgrims to America.

  5. Native Americans • When the Pilgrims arrived, they encountered Native Americas • Native Americans are the people who lived in America before anyone else • Native Americans helped the Pilgrims build homes and find food.

  6. The First Thanksgiving • The Pilgrims were so happy with the Native Americans so they decided to make the Native Americans a big dinner to thank them and demonstrate their appreciation.

  7. What do people do on Thanksgiving? • People have big dinners with their families and spend time together. • People pray and give thanks for all of the good things that they have in their lives

  8. Traditional Thanksgiving Meals • Green Beans • Roast Turkey • Mashed Potatoes • Sweet Potatoes • Dressing • Cranberry Sauce

  9. More Foods • Marconi and Cheese • Turnip Greens • Cornbread

  10. Watching America’s Favorite Sport • American Football • On Thanksgiving Day, many families like to watch football games with their families

  11. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade • A 3 hour long parade through New York City • The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in 1924 • New Balloons are created and introduced each year

  12. Black Friday • The day after Thanksgiving • Shopping Day; Everything in the stores is discounted • Stores open at 4AM or earlier and people go crazy

  13. True Meaning of Thanksgiving • Being with your loved ones and bring thankful for all the good things in your life

More Related