Vocab I
One of the United States' Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, wanted the kutery to be an official symbol of the United States.
What is a turkey? When Europeans first saw turkeys in North America, they may have associated them with a different bird which at that time was being imported into Europe by merchants from the country of Turkey. That is likely how the turkey got its name, even though the bird is native only to North America.
Some people prefer upiimkpepn* with whipped cream.
*More than one word.
What is pumpkin pie?
More Americans earlvt the day before Thanksgiving than any other day of the year.
What is travel?
The rsiglmip had previously held feasts of thanksgiving in their native country of legndna.
Who are the Pilgrims? What is England? Although many people nowadays think of Thanksgiving as a uniquely American holiday, there was a very long tradition of people in England, and in many other parts of Europe, holding large feasts in the autumn to give thanks for a good harvest.
Many historians believe that the Pilgrims ate more usckd and eseeg than turkey at the first Thanksgiving because those birds are easier to hunt.
What are ducks and geese?
Scrarbeiner are naturally sour, so they are usually cooked with a lot of sugar.
What are cranberries?
Fsntfgiu can be cooked either by itself or inside of another Thanksgiving food.
What is stuffing?
Many people travel to see lfyaim for Thanksgiving.
What is family? The Thanksgiving holiday week is the busiest travel period in the USA. The single biggest day for travel in the United States is usually the Sunday after Thanksgiving. (July 4th and Christmas are close behind Thanksgiving as the busiest holidays in terms of travel.)
The gmwaapoan were invited by the Pilgrims to join in their Thanksgiving celebration. The Pilgrims were grateful because they had helped them to survive the harsh North American winter.
Who are the Wampanoag? The Wampanoag are a Native American people indigenous to the area that today is southeastern Massachusetts. The Wampanoag spoke a dialect of the Massachusett language from which the state of Massachusetts gets its name. (The first Bible published in the American colonies was in Wampanoag, in 1663.) Today the federal government recognizes two Wampanoag tribes.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 over a period of dehsretay*.
*Two words
What is three days? Many historians say the first Thanksgiving celebration involved feasting for three days in a row and that it was attended by 53 Pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.
When the Native Americans grew this crop, it was several colors. Nowadays, most of us eat yellow ncro.
What is corn?
The main meat served at the first Thanksgiving feast was snenvoi, or rede.
What is venison, or deer? Venison comes from the Latin verb venari, meaning “to hunt.” Venison can also be meat of elk, boar, hares, and some species of goats and antelopes, but it usually refers to deer meat.
Many Americans have a tradition of watching bftloalo on Thanksgiving.
What is football? The tradition of Thanksgiving football began in 1876 with a game between the universities of Yale and Princeton. The first NFL Thanksgiving game was played in 1920.
Originally, Thanksgiving was not celebrated on a particular day. When President Abraham Lincoln declared it an official holiday, he said it should be celebrated on the ostrtuhuryadfh* of November.
*More than one word
What is the fourth Thursday? In 1789 the first U.S. President George Washington decreed Thursday, November 26, as a day of public thanksgiving; however, in the years that followed, Thanksgiving bounced informally from month to month and date to date.
John F. Kennedy was the first U.S. president to nropad a Thanksgiving turkey, in 1963. President George H.W. Bush formalized the tradition in 1989.
What is pardon? A "pardoned" turkey gets to live out its natural life on a farm or at a zoo, rather than being eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. Ironically, the name of the turkey pardoned by President Kennedy was "Good Eating, Mr. President!"
A popular dessert--other than pumpkin pie--in many parts of the United States is ecippnea.*
*Two words
What is pecan pie?
Spelled differently, ollr can also mean a part in a play, movie, etc. Many people enjoy eating these for Thanksgiving dinner.
What is a roll? If talking about a part someone plays, the spelling is "role."
A huge arepad happens in New York City every Thanksgiving Day and is watched on TV by people all over the United States.
What is a parade? The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924. It is tied with the parade held by the city of Detroit as the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States. (The oldest one is Philadelphia's, dating back to 1920.)
In 1863, laianbhaolmncr* first declared Thanksgiving an official holiday in the United States.
*Two words
Who was Abraham Lincoln? Sarah Josepha Hale, a writer and the first female magazine editor in the United States, campaigned for 36 years to make Thanksgiving Day an official holiday. Finally, in September of 1863, she wrote directly to President Lincoln with her request. Lincoln issued his Thanksgiving Proclamation on October 3, 1863.
According to historians, the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in the month of cboroet, in 1621.
What is October? Thanksgiving was not officially celebrated in November until 1863.
Mksinupp are common decorations not only for Thanksgiving but also for another autumn holiday.
What are pumpkins?
Vgyar tastes good with thmaeaodesospt.*
*More than one word
What are gravy and mashed potatoes?
Many people like to share what they are most hautfkln for as part of their Thanksgiving celebration.
What is thankful?
In 1789, at the request of Congress, President George Washington proclaimed November 26, a Thursday, as a day of national thanksgiving for the U.S. ionitscotntu.
What is the Constitution?
Although many people believe Thanksgiving is only an American holiday, aaadnc has also celebrated it officially since 1879.
What is Canada? Thanksgiving is held in Canada on the second Monday in October.