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Thanksgiving Day • by Iryna Kucher

Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863. As a federal and popular holiday in the U. S. , Thanksgiving is one of the major holidays of the year. Together with Christmas and New Year, Thanksgiving is a part of the broader holiday season.

The First Thanksgiving Feast

The First Thanksgiving Feast • American citizens are fond of Thanksgiving Day and always mark it with ardor and gladness. Everybody knows that Thanksgiving Day is a day for the people to express thanks to the God, the period of entertainment and great generous banquets. The whole nation recollects the pilgrims. Namely the newcomers marked the end of gathering crops with a festival to express gratefulness. The adults and children are aware that 1621 is the year of the „First Thanksgiving Day Feast” to be organized to reveal thanks to Almighty God. Later when the country obtained sovereignty Congress announced one day in autumn for people all over the country to celebrate thanksgiving.

Tribute to Native Indians • A lot of people were sure that Thanksgiving Day was long ago established to recollect pilgrims who saved Indians giving them some meat and vegetables. But now everybody knows that it is a holiday to express gratitude towards Lord Almighty for his benedictions. And the Indians enjoy universal esteem as they showed the newcomers how to prepare meals under new conditions. The newcomers would surely have died if the native people hadn't have assisted them in that difficult situation.

Time for celebrating Traditional Harvest People are always looking forward to the Thanksgiving Day as the relatives and friends have a good opportunity to gather round the table with lavish entertainment on it. There are Carved turkeys, Pumpkin Pie, Corns, Cranberry Sauce on the dinner tables. Everybody enjoys having rest and merry time.

Thanksgiving Feast The centrepiece is the traditional roast turkey.

Thanksgiving Feast

Tradition of Gifting People are always happy to receive presents and to give them to the relatives and acquaintances. Thanksgiving Day is the best opportunity to express your gratitude and esteem to all your beloved dearest and nearest, to the people you live under one roof or work together.

Tradition of Gifting

Thanksgiving Day Parade • - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York and is shown on NBC. • - Hundreds of gigantic balloons in the shapes of famous characters from t. v. shows and movies are flown above huge floats. • - Among others, there are balloons and floats with these themes: The Amazing Spiderman, Sesame Street, Charlie Brown, Power Rangers, The Statue of Liberty, Pokemon and many more. . .

Football Games • Watching NFL football during Thanksgiving is a popular tradition. The traditional game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers continues. One of the most memorable games having been played on this day.

Did you know? • Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving. • The average person consumes 4, 500 calories on Thanksgiving Day! • The ‘wishbone’ of the turkey is used in a good luck ritual on Thanksgiving Day.

Black Friday and Festive Spirit The Christmas festivities starts with the Thanksgiving Day. People go shopping in order to buy various food and presents for the families and friends. They call the day after thanksgiving „Black Friday”.

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