THANKSGIVING PRESENTATION 2015 Hannah Gross Bet you didn´t know Thanksgiving video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9NDuxL4WA4 READING:
The Story of Thanksgiving: On the fourth Thursday of November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a national holiday honoring the early settlers and their harvest feast known as the first Thanksgiving. In 1620, after a journey that lasted 66 days, a ship called the Mayflower landed at the place that is now Massachusetts. There were 101 Pilgrims aboard the ship, all of whom were fleeing the Church of England for the “New World”. After some time, the Pilgrims built a town called Plymouth. The Pilgrims landed near the area where the Wampanoag (wahmpah-NOH-ahg) people already lived. The Wampanoag Indians had inhabited this land for more than 12000 years. The people of the tribe knew how to stay safe during cold winters. They made homes called wetus (weh-TOOZ) to protect themselves from the cold. They also made warm clothing from deerskin. The settlers arrived close to wintertime. That winter was very cold, and many Pilgrims died. When spring came, the Pilgrims did not know where to get food. A Wampanoag man named Squanto, who knew how to speak English, helped the Pilgrims. He showed them where to hunt, and he taught them how to grow corn. This helped the Pilgrims get food to eat. When the fall harvest came later that year, in 1621, the Pilgrims had plenty of food to eat! They were very thankful for Squanto's help. Together, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people had a harvest celebration. For three days people ate, played games, and told stories to celebrate and give thanks. This harvest celebration in 1621 helped start the American tradition of Thanksgiving.
Modern Thanksgiving In the 19th century, the modern Thanksgiving holiday started to take shape. In 1846, Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of a magazine called Godey’s Lady’s Book, campaigned for an annual national thanksgiving holiday after a passage about the harvest gathering of 1621 was discovered and incorrectly labeled as the first Thanksgiving. It wasn't until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared two national Thanksgivings; one in August to commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg and the other in November to give thanks for "general blessings."
The Feast Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy,