The document discusses the history and traditions of Thanksgiving. It notes that Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in the US and October in Canada to give thanks after harvest. Key traditions include eating turkey, watching American football, and the presidential turkey pardon which spares a turkey's life. The document also shares one person's family tradition of decorating their home, preparing a variety of foods, praying, and spending time together on Thanksgiving.

1. BY JK

2. Thanks giving
• Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated
primarily in the United States and Canada.

3. • Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the
second Monday of October in Canada and on
the fourth Thursday of November in the
United States. Because of the longstanding
traditions of the holiday, the celebration often
extends to the weekend that falls closest to
the day it is celebrated.

4. • Several other places around the world observe
similar celebrations.

5. Historically, Thanksgiving
had roots in religious
and cultural tradition.
Today, Thanksgiving is
primarily celebrated as a
secular holiday.

6. THE HISTORY
• Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving
ceremonies are common among almost all
religions after harvests and at other times.
The holiday's history in North America is
rooted in English traditions dating from the
Protestant Reformation. It also has aspects of
a harvest festival, even though the harvest in
New England occurs well before the late-
November date of the holiday

7. Thanksgiving Traditions
• Eating turkey
• Watching NFL / American Football

8. The Tradition Of The Turkey
• Every year, the President of the United States
will “pardon” a turkey, which spares the bird's
life and ensures that it will spend the duration
of its life roaming freely on farmland.

9. Turkey
• The centrepiece of contemporary
Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada
is a large meal, generally centred around a
large roasted turkey.

10. NFL / American Football
American football is one of the many traditions in
American culture that is associated with Thanksgiving
Day.

11. Why my family celebrate
Thanksgiving
• to give thanks to our God for His influence in
our lives by preparing a big feast to share with
our extended family members and friends.

12. What’s happening on Thanksgiving
• Unlike the Americans and the Canadians, we don’t serve
roast Turkey.
• During the day my parents tidy and decorate the house and
prepared a variety of food in between.
• The typical menu: wontons, sticky buns, asparagus
wrapped with bacon, roasted vegetables, sushi, apple tarts
glazed with apricot jam, Dutch apple-pie, etc.
• Before the meal my dad would pray and give thanks to our
God. We then eat, drink, chat, laugh and eat some more.

13. The End