Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

 

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In 1620 a group  of people left the south coast of England to live in America. They arrived in November , and many  of  them died during  that  first winter .The  local tribe , the Wampanoag Indians , taught these Europeans how to plant corn and  catch the local  fish .As a result , the following  autumn the settlers had collectd enough food to survive the winter . As a thank you , the Euroeans  invited the native Amaricans to a feast which lasted three days. Unfortunately , this was one  of the few examples  where  the Europeans  cooperated with the local people.

HISTORY

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

In the 1920s one of New York’ s  most famous departement  stores  began parade through the streets of the city  to celebrate  Thanksgiving. Employees of Macy’s wore fantastic costumes taking  lions  and tigers  through the streets. Now  the parade  is famous  for its fifteen enormous ballons depicting favourite children’s  characters such as Kermit the Frog  or Snoopy ,Toothless the Dragon or Paddington Bear.

What do they eat on Thanksgiving?

Squash soup, roasted turkey , potatoes ,sweet potatoes, green beans,  and carrots  . Don’t forget  the cranberry  sauce and  traditional  cornbread. End  whit apple  pie  pumpkin pie!                                                                                                                    

Pumpkin Pie A pumpkin pie recipe.

Pumpkin pie recipe is made with pumpkin puree and ginger, cinnamon, milk and vanilla.

INGREDIENTS:1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree3/4 cup sugar1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground ginger1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon all-purpose flour2 eggs, lightly beaten1 cup evaporated milk, undiluted2 tablespoons water1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract9-inch pie crust, unbaked

PREPARATION:In mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and flour. Add eggs; mix well. Add evaporated milk, water and vanilla; mix well. Pour pumpkin pie mixture into a 9-inch pastry lined pie pan.Preheat oven to 425°. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° and bake pumpkin pie for about 35 minutes longer, until pumpkin pie is set.