Thanksgiving

A Day to Give Thanks

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When is thanksgiving ?

• Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.

• Date 2013 :

14 October (Canada)

28 November (USA)

• Thanksgiving has officially been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863, when during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday, November 26th.

Modern Thanksgiving

• Thanksgiving today is mostly a day to relax and enjoy time with family.

• Families have a large dinner with traditional foods.

• People think about the good things in their lives and give thanks.

• Some people donate food or volunteer to help people in need.

TURKEY

TURKEYS

• 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations

• National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation

Meal Thanksgiving

• Menu of the American Thanksgiving :

Thanksgiving day parade

• Everyone watches the Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC.

• At the end of the Parade is Santa Clause, signifying the beginning of the Christmas season.

American Football

• American Football is an important part of many Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States.

Black Friday

• The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday

• This day is the start of the Christmas shopping season.

• Stores have a lot of sales, but the sales are limited to a certain number of people.

• It is one of the busiest shopping days of the year.