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Here are some facts about Thanksgiving:
1. Though it is a tradition to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, which is grounded in the belief that the pilgrims and Native Americans ate wild turkey at the first Thanksgiving, it is not known if they actually ate turkey (though it is probable).
2, Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert for Thanksgiving dinner.
3. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a holiday in 1863.
4. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was not the first parade to be held on Thanksgiving. Gimble's, Macy's rival, had the first Thanksgiving Day parade in 1920, four years before Macy's. Gimble's is now out of business, but the parade is still held each year.
5. It is unlikely that any desserts were served at the first Thanksgiving. Sugar was probably in short supply and they had no ovens in which to bake them.
6. Sarah Josepha Hale is largely responsible for Thanksgiving becoming a national holiday. - See Related Question "Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?"
7. Thanksgiving is observed in Canada on the second Monday in October and in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. Though both countries celebrate Thanksgiving, each is a national holiday and the two are not related.
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What are some facts about the first thanksgiving?
There was no turkey.There was no stoves.
What are facts about the holiday of Thanksgiving?
5 Facts About Thanksgiving: 1. Thanksgiving in the U.S. is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. 2. Though eating turkey is popular today, the pilgrims may or may not have eaten turkey, but we do know that they ate some kind of fowl. 3. Pumpkin pie is probably the most popular dessert on Thanksgiving. 4. Thanksgiving day is a day when families get together for a big Thanksgiving Day dinner. 5. Though some stores, especially convenience stores and some restaurants, remain open on Thanksgiving, most are closed.
What are a few facts about the Thanksgiving dinner the pilgrims?
During the first Thanksgiving, pilgrims ate Indian corn, wild turkey, and corn bread. Thanksgiving was held as a way of thanking the Native Americans that gave them food and help them live.
What are three facts about the Contributions immigrants?
they started Thanksgiving, they immigrated (ofcourse) ,and thats all i know sorry
What are facts about Canada that Americans probably didn't know?
* Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated before American Thanksgiving. * A Canadian invented basketball. * Canadians were the first people who invented hockey, soccer, and airplanes.
What Facts about thanksgiving?
Here are some facts about Thanksgiving: 1. Though it is a tradition to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, which is grounded in the belief that the pilgrims and Native Americans ate wild turkey at the first Thanksgiving, it is not known if they actually ate turkey (though it is probable). 2, Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert for Thanksgiving dinner. 3. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a holiday in 1863. 4. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was not the first parade to be held on Thanksgiving. Gimble's, Macy's rival, had the first Thanksgiving Day parade in 1920, four years before Macy's. Gimble's is now out of business, but the parade is still held each year. 5. It is unlikely that any desserts were served at the first Thanksgiving. Sugar was probably in short supply and they had no ovens in which to bake them. 6. Sarah Josepha Hale is largely responsible for Thanksgiving becoming a national holiday. - See Related Question "Who is Sarah Josepha Hale?" 7. Thanksgiving is observed in Canada on the second Monday in October and in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. Though both countries celebrate Thanksgiving, each is a national holiday and the two are not related.
How did thanks giving start?
Here are five interesting facts about that historic event: The first Thanksgiving feast was actually a three-day celebration. The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag didn’t just eat turkey and cranberry sauce. They also ate venison, wildfowl, and fish. The first Thanksgiving was not a religious holiday. The first Thanksgiving was not a national holiday. The first Thanksgiving was not a public event. ... They would celebrate THANKSGIVING to bless the crops that hade was grown, and to praise God
Can you give you 7 facts about Thanksgiving?
it is celebrated every 2nd Monday in October You eat turkey You are celebrating about the good harvest of the foods You are also thanking the farmers (If you know other facts may you please edit this answer)
What holiday did the American Colonists start?
Thanksgiving was celebrated first by American colonist! ! ! ! ! ! !
What was the first holiday celebrated by colonists?
Thanksgiving ...
What is the name that the pilgrims called this celebration?
thanksgiving?
When does Siberia celebrate Thanksgiving?
Russia does not have a Thanksgiving celebration like American Thanksgiving.
