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Who were the Puritans? Millenary Petition , a Puritan manifesto of 1603 for reform of the English church.

Hampton Court Conference ( 1604).From England to The Netherlands.From The Netherlands to England.From Plymouth to Cape Cod, Dec 1620

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Why did the Puritans leave England?James I warned the Puritans that he would drive them from the land if they did not accept his ideas on religion

(Hampton Court Conference)

Did you know that Guy Fawkes try to kill the king on a November night in 1605?


Originshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0LmYEjXNIg

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The journeyOn September 16, 1620 the Pilgrims left England.

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/journey.htm




The arrivalThe Mayflower reached Cape Cod (MA) on November 9, 1620


Native AmericansThe Wampanoag and Pequamid tribes shared corn with the Pilgrims and showed them the best places to catch fish.

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/




The First Thanksgiving In August 1621, they sat down to eat together and to give thanks to God for enabling them the hardships of their first year in America

The Pilgrims were joined at their feast by local Amerindians.They dine with goose, codfish and lobster


Thanksgiving as a national day

Sarah Josepha Hale Northwood: A Tale of New England believed that establishing Thanksgiving a national day would help united nations

She began a letter campaign. Her efforts were finally rewarded by Abraham Lincoln. “The Thanksgiving Proclamation”


Nowadays

Thanksgiving is the most important family gatheringIt represents the most relevant number of journeys by car


Some dishesStuffed turkeyStuffing

http://allrecipes.com/Features/Holidays/Thanksgiving/default.aspx




Some more dishesCranberry sauce

PumpkinPie http://www.cocinandoconcatman.com/2010/11/pumpkin-pie-pastel-de-calabaza.html

Sweet Potato casseroleGreen beans casserole

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Thanksgiving prayerWe thank thee for our daily bread, For faith by which the soul is fed, For burdens given us to bear, For help that lifts the heart's despair.

We thank thee, Lord, for eyes to see, The truth that makes, and keeps us free: For faults -- and for the strength to mend them, For dreams -- and courage to defend them.

We have so much to thank thee for, Dear Lord, we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, Peace in the whole world on this Thanksgiving.


Some jokes If April showers bring May flowers what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims!

What key has legs and can't open doors?

Why did the turkey cross the road? What kind of tan did pilgrims get at the beach? Puritan!

What do you wear to Thanksgiving dinner? A Har-vest!


FootballThanksgiving is a good chance to rest and watch a football game on TV with the family . Those are the scheduled games for this year http://www.nfl.com/thanksgiving

This year NFL Play 60 is the National Football League's campaign aimed at encouraging kids to be active for 60 minutes a day in order to reverse childhood obesity.

http://www.nfl.com/thanksgiving


Macy’s Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy's

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Black FridayBlack Friday the Friday following Thanksgiving traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.


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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

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