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Names of Group:
Briansyah E. (165300027)
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History In 1565, this celebration began to be
celebrated as a form of gratitude at the official letter that every 4th week in
Thanksgiving in Canada falls on the Americans to give thanks for all that
second Monday in October. For Americans have gone through, both the
longstanding tradition and is celebrated all citizens due to conflict and war. On
family dinner party with a roast turkey together. The dishes provided are
main course. In its history, usually never absent from the main
express gratitude for the blessings and and pumpkin pie. Other dishes that also
gifts received by someone. This adorn the table are vegetables from
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Symbol of Thanksgiving
TURKEY CORNUCOPIA
incomplete without the legendary Turkey. plenty' is the most common symbol of a
The Turkey derives its name from the 'turk harvest festival. A Horn shaped container,
turk' sounds it makes when scared. The it is filled with abundance of harvest. The
famous 'Turkey' adorns the table of every traditional cornucopia was a curved goat's
household as a main course during the horn filled to brim with fruits and grains.
completes with the customary 'Turkey Song'. One of the most popular symbols of
The 'Pumkin pie' is another modern staple interesting symbol. Some Americans
customary. Pumpkin leaves were also used sacred. It is believed that native Americans
as salads. According to historians, the had been growing corn a long time before
pumpkin is one of the important symbols the pilgrims arrived in their country. The
of the harvest festival and has been an All Americans taught pilgrims how to grow
American- favourite for over 400 years corn and help them survive the bitter
now. winter.
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Menu on Thanksgiving
Main Course:
Seasoned
Roasted
Sides:
Fresh Herb
Stuffing
Corn
Salad
Waldorf
Salad Broccoli
and
Fruit
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The Thanksgiving Song
Adam Sandler
They wanna hear the thanksgiving song! All right
So good
But I was trying to think of the next line and all I hear is clapping.
Turkey for me
At the table
Can't be wrong
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GLOSSARRY
Blessing: n. 1. [usually Stipulation: n. a clear and definite
singular] God’s help and protection, or a statement that something must be done, or
special event that people organize in order to experience something unpleasant, such as
between groups of people in the same country people; a set of these beliefs or
country that is not their own Potatoes, beans and onions are all vegetables.
Refugee: n. a person who has been forced to capable of much mental or physical
home, because there is a war or for political, or illness. 3. a person who has a boring life