Holiday
What is football?
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”
What is Psalms 107:1 (ESV)?
The New England state is the leading producer of cranberries, with bogs that are flooded during harvest.
What is Massachusetts?
This hymn recalls the saints of old who brought their first fruits to God in gratitude.
What is “As Saints of Old”?
This tart red berry sauce adds a sweet-and-sour flavor to the meal.
What is cranberry sauce?
This sweet dessert made from cucurbita moschata and is a traditional Thanksgiving favorite.
What is pumpkin pie?
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
What is 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV)?
The New England state has apple cider designated as its official state drink.
What is New Hampshire?
This harvest hymn invites people to gather and celebrate God’s provision with thankful hearts.
What is “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”?
This dish is often baked with cream of mushroom soup and topped with crispy onions.
What is green bean casserole?
This U.S. president officially proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
What is Colossians 3:17 (ESV)?
The fruit, nicknamed “winter bananas,” and was a staple of colonial New England harvests.
What are apples?
This hymn’s refrain repeatedly declares “Thanks be to God” for creation and daily blessings.
What is “For the Fruits of His Creation”?
This casserole combines sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and marshmallows.
What is sweet potato casserole?
This ship carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic to America.
What is the Mayflower?
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”
What is 1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV)?
The New England state considers its spring to be the “sugaring season."
What is Vermont?
This hymn’s refrain reminds us that “All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above.”
What is “We Plow the Fields”?
This dish is often made from bread cubes, herbs, and broth, and cooked outside the turkey.
What is dressing?
The name of the Native American who helped the Pilgrims by teaching them farming and acting as an interpreter.
Who is Squanto (Tisquantum)?
“Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.”
What is Psalms 30:4 (ESV)?
The science of growing apples.
What is pomology?
This hymn celebrates daily food and God’s care with a song of harvest.
What is “Come, Sing a Song of Harvest”?
This squash variety, closely related to butternut, is the main ingredient in most canned “pumpkin” pie filling in the United States.
What is the Dickinson pumpkin?