THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving is a time

For reviewing what we treasure,

The people we hold dear,

Who gives us so much pleasure.

Without you as my friend

Life would be a bore.

Having you in my life

Is what I´m thankful for.

Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving is a holiday to express gratitude and appreciation to God, family and friends for the good things in our lives.

Traditionally, it was a time to give thanks for a good harvest and for having enough food for the winter. This holiday is now usually away from its religious roots.

The First Thanksgiving

In the USA, “Thanksgiving Day” is a big national festivity that celebrates the first harvest that the Pilgrims –the first settlers- grew on American land.

They invited the local indians to the celebration, they ate turkey, and everybody was in peace and harmony.

But things changed soon after

And peace and harmony vanished

Turkey, is the main “guest”. No Thanksgiving meal starts before he

arrives!roast turkey

cranberry sauce

So turkeys are the life and soul of the party

Man dressed up as a Pilgrim,

sitting on a giant turkey in a parade…

The Cornucopia is a symbol for an abundant harvest

The May Flower is the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America.

SOME MORE ICONS OF THANKSGIVING DAY

Floats in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Norman Rockwell´s Thanksgiving

This the most famous artistic representation of Thanksgiving Day, by American illustrator Norman Rockwell

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So today, Thanksgiving means for many Americans a familiar gathering around a table to eat turkey, share and enjoy.

Though not

all American

families

are

the same…

Have things really changed so much??

And after the meal, enjoy a good American football game!

THE END