Thanksgiving

The First Thanksgiving

• The first Thanksgiving
was celebrated in
1619.
• Pilgrims who came to
America for religious
freedom faced a very
cold winter.
• American Indians
shared food with
them.
 Thanksgiving Today
• Thanksgiving is the
Fourth Thursday
every November.
• American families get
together and eat a lot
of food.
 Thanksgiving In Canada
In Canada,
Thanksgiving is
celebrated on the 2nd
Monday of October

The Canadian
Thanksgiving is very
similar to the American
Thanksgiving
Popular Thanksgiving food
The turkey
Roasted Potatoes Stuffing

Gravy Pie
 Traditions - Football

• Many Americans watch football Thanksgiving Day.

 Shopping
• The Friday after
Thanksgiving, many
people go shopping.
• This Friday is
considered the
beginning of
Christmas.
• The name for it is
Black Friday

Do you know why it is called ‘Black Friday’?

 Thanksgiving Parade

More than 100,000 people watch the

parade in New York City
Wishbone
• People grab a side of
the bone and pull it
apart.
• The person who has
the larger piece wins
and their wish will
come true.
• Most people use their
‘pinky’ fingers to pull
apart the wishbone.
President Pardons A Turkey

• Each Thanksgiving,
the president of the
USA pardons a turkey
and they do not eat it.
• The turkey selected
gets to live on a nice,
quiet farm, where no
one will eat him.