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This Thanksgiving PowerPoint is the perfect resource to use with your children as you introduce them to the history of Thanksgiving. They will learn about the arrival of the Pilgrims in North America and how the Native Americans helped them succeed in making the New World their home.
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Thanksgiving
- 1. A holiday about giving thanks.
- 2. The History of Thanksgiving In 1620, a group of people called the Pilgrims traveled from England to America. They traveled in a ship called the Mayflower. The Pilgrims The Mayflower ship
- 3. The History of Thanksgiving The first winter was very cold and difficult for the Pilgrims. Many of them were sick and didn’t have food to eat.
- 4. The History of Thanksgiving The Pilgrims met a friendly Native American tribe. The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims and taught them how to plant crops for food. Native American crops
- 5. The History of Thanksgiving In the fall, they harvested their crops. The Pilgrims were very happy beacuse they had a lot of food!
- 6. The History of Thanksgiving The Pilgrims and the Native Americans celebrated a big meal to give thanks for their food and friendship.
- 7. Thanksgiving Day Many families celebrate Thanksgiving by having a big meal.
- 8. Thanksgiving Day Some typical Thanksgiving food: corn on the cob mashed potatoes with gravy pumpkin pie roasted turkey
- 9. Thanksgiving Day The wishbone is pulled apart. The person who gets the bigger half will have good luck!
- 10. Thanksgiving Day • Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. • In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
- 11. In some cities, there are Thanksgiving parades with music, floats and big balloons.
- 12. People also watch many football games on Thanksgiving. Did you know that The Detroit Lions play every Thanksgiving? They started this tradition in 1934!
- 13. A holiday about giving thanks.
Editor's Notes
- The Pilgrims were a group of English Protestants who wanted to break away from the Church of England. These ‘separatists’ initially moved to Holland and after 12 years of financial problems, they received funding from English merchants to sail across the Atlantic to settle in a ‘New World.' A ship carrying about 100 men, women, and children spent 66 days traveling the Atlantic Ocean. The Pilgrims first set foot at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620.
- The first winter in Massachusetts was really bad and 46 out of the original 102 Pilgrims died.
- It is believed that the Indians helped the Pilgrims through that difficult period and without them, the Pilgrims would not have survived. The native people knew the land well and had fished, hunted, and harvested for thousands of generations. The Native Americans taught the survivors how to plant corn and how to use fish to fertilize their fields. They also taught the Pilgrims the art of hunting and fishing. Squanto was a Wampanoag who had experience with other settlers and knew English. Squanto helped the settlers and after several meetings, a formal agreement was made between the settlers and the native people and they joined together to protect each other from other tribes in March of 1621.
- Things got better in 1621 when they got a huge harvest of corn, pumpkins, beans, peas and other crops. The Pilgrims celebrated a big feast to recognise the help given by the Native Americans.
- One day that fall, four settlers were sent to hunt for food for a harvest celebration. The Natives heard gunshots and alerted their leader, who thought the English might be preparing for war. Their leader visited the English settlement with 90 of his men to see if the war rumor was true. Soon after their visit, the Native Americans realized that the English were only hunting for the harvest celebration. Their leader sent some of his own men to hunt deer for the feast. For three days, the English and native men, women, and children ate together. The meal consisted of deer, corn, fish, and roasted meat, very different from today's traditional Thanksgiving feast. Apparently no turkey! Unfortunately, this celebration was not repeated for many years.
- The modern celebration of Thanksgiving has to do with a female journalist called Sarah Josepha Hale, who worked many years to promote the idea of a National Thanksgiving Day. She persuaded President Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November 1863. oday, Thanksgiving Day is usually a family reunion dinner celebration. Roast turkey is a favorite dish on this day. The Christians also attend church services and pray, thanking God for all the blessings for the year.
- Have you ever received the wishbone? This is a bone in the turkey that is traditionally pulled apart by two people to make a wish - whoever gets the bigger half is supposed to get luck on their side for their wish.
- Thanksgiving is also celebrated in: Puerto Rico Liberia (turkey and pumpkins are replaced with items like roast chicken. Many Liberians observe Thanksgiving with a trip to church and celebration for music, song and dance.
- The most famous Thanksgiving parade in the U.S is the Macy's parade in New York City. They attract big name stars to sing on the floats, and features helium balloons of cartoon characters, Broadway musical numbers and marching bands. Hordes of people come out to watch and celebrate!Another video https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/video/2016/nov/24/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-kicks-off-in-new-york-video The day After Thanksgiving (Friday) is known as Black Friday. This also is unofficially or officially start of holiday shopping season. Almost all stores come out with sales to attract consumers to their stores.
- Watching football is a T.hanksgiving tradition