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Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday or celebration is in fact celebrated in many countries. Thanksgiving is essentially a harvest related festival and celebrates the harvest when it is completed and the work is done. Worldwide, harvest celebrations are observed with different names and at different times depending on the harvest season of the country. Ask questions here about the origin and traditions surrounding Thanksgiving such as foods served, giving thanks, and parades.
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Did ponce de leon celebrate Thanksgiving before the pilgrims came?
No, the pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians were the first people to celebrate thanksgiving in 1621
Why is Sarah Josepha Hale The Mother of Thanksgiving?
Sara Josepha Hale is the Mother of Thanksgiving because she famously campaigned for the holiday.
Are gifts exchanged at Thanksgiving?
Generally, presents are not given at Thanksgiving. If one is invited to someone's house for Thanksgiving dinner, they may bring a gift, such as a bottle of wine, to thank the host and/or hostess.
The Wampanog tribe ate the first Thanksgiving meal with the pilgrims.
What eating utensil was not used at the first Thanksgiving?
The fork was the eating utensil that was not used at the first Thanksgiving.
November 26th is the day on which Thanksgiving falls in the year 2009, in the United States of America. The celebration always is supposed to fall on the fourth Thursday of the month. It's a national holiday due to the Lincoln Proclamation of Octoer 3, 1863. It's a federal holiday by law of December 26, 1941 [55 Stat. 862]. In Canada, Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday of October.
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What Thanksgiving words begin with the letter u?
Some Christmas words that begin with "u" are unwrap and under (as in under the tree). The words yule and yuletide have a "u" sound, but they actually begin with "y."
What date do the Canadians celebrate the founding of their country?
Canada was formed on Monday, July 1, 1867.
What are the names of two colonists who gave eyewitness accounts of the first thanksgiving?
Edward Winslow and William Bradford were the two colonist who gave the eyewitness accounts of the first Thanksgiving. The Indians and the settlers celebrated the fall harvest.
How many people will a 9 pound turkey breast feed?
A 6.5 pound turkey will feed 6 adults. The rule with turkey, is there should be 1 lb. of turkey for every adult.
What character was the first balloon to hover over the Macy's thanksgiving parade?
Macy's introduced the first large inflated balloon characters in 1927. The first year, the balloons were filled with air, not helium, and had to be supported by poles. The designer, Tony Sarg, referred to them as "upside-down marionettes."
The first cartoon character introduced that year was Felix the Cat. Other balloons included a caricature of singer/actor Eddie Cantor, a dinosaur, a group of cavemen, and assorted turkeys, chickens and ducks.
The first Thanksgiving was on Thursday, November 26, 1789, and the second Thanksgiving was on Thursday, February 19, 1795.
In 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed that Thanksgiving Day be observed every year on the last Thursday of November, which is the Thursday after Nov. 23 and before Dec. 1. From 1863 through 1938, there were only two years in which Thanksgiving was not observed on the last Thursday of November.
In 1939 and 1940, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt made Thanksgiving the third Thursday of November (Nov. 16, 1939 and Nov. 21, 1940) in the hopes of boosting the economy by making the Christmas shopping season longer. So many people were against the change that Congress passed a bill in 1941 which, as a compromise, made Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of November, which is the Thursday after Nov. 21 and before Nov. 29. President Roosevelt signed it into law on Friday, December 26, 1941.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.
Is k mart open Thanksgiving Day?
if you go to goodmorningamerica@yahoo.com they said they would have all of the info there. If not go to theire home page
What year did Thanksgiving happen?
in 1621 the Pilgrims and the wompanog tribe of Indians held the first thanksgiving if you type in in what year did the Pilgrims hold the first Thanksgiving it says 1860 or something like that.i looked it up on wikipedia and it says it was held on1621.
What does the president do to turkey at thanksgiving?
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
