1. Thanksgiving

2. History of
Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in November in the United
States.
• This year, Thanksgiving is on the 28th
of November.

3. History of
Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving was made a national
holiday in the United States in 1863.
• The date (fourth Thursday in
November) was set in 1941.
• The date was chosen because it is
around the time when the fall harvest
ends.

4. History of Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving is a
day that people see
their friends and
family.
On this day, people
remember the good
things in life that
they are thankful for.
The most important
part of Thanksgiving
is the dinner.

5. History of Thanksgiving
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In 1620, a group of people
called Pilgrims came from
England to America.
They landed in
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Their first winter in America
was difficult, and many
people died because they
didn’t have enough food.

6. Map

7. Map of
Massachusetts

8. History of Thanksgiving
• The Pilgrims met
some Native
Americans of the
Wampanoag tribe.
• These Native
Americans taught
the Pilgrims how
to grow foods, for
example corn, and
how to hunt.

9. History of Thanksgiving
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In autumn of 1621, the Pilgrims invited the Native
Americans to a feast to celebrate the fall harvest.

10. Thanksgiving Dinner
• The turkey is the most important part of
the dinner.

11. Thanksgiving Dinner
• Other foods that are almost always included
are stuffing, mashed
potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and
vegetables (such as squash and corn).

12. Thanksgiving Dinner
• Some Thanksgiving dinners include some
kind of bread, macaroni and
cheese, broccoli casserole, or roasted
potatoes.

13. Thanksgiving Dinner

14. Thanksgiving Dinner
• The most common desserts are
pumpkin pie and apple pie with vanilla
ice cream.

15. Thanksgiving Dinner
• Dinner is eaten
together as a family.
• People often travel to
visit their family
members who live far
away.
• At dinner, sometimes
family members day
what they are thankful
for.

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade
There are parades to
celebrate Thanksgiving.
The most famous
parade is the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day
Parade which takes
place every
Thanksgiving morning
in New York City.

17. Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade
• This parade began
in 1924.
• It includes floats of
specific themes
and large balloons
of cartoon
characters.

18. Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade

19. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade
• The last float to the finish the parade is the
Santa Claus float.

20. American Football
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Americans watch many American football games on
Thanksgiving.
Some professional teams in the NFL have a game every
year on Thanksgiving.
Other people watch high school football games in their
towns or cities.

21. Black Friday
• The day after Thanksgiving is called Black
Friday.
• It is the biggest day for shopping in the
United States.

22. Black Friday
• On Black Friday, all stores have huge
sales.
• Many of these stores open to shoppers
very early in the morning or at midnight
on Thanksgiving night.