Today´s topic is ' Thanksgiving Day' , a very important holiday to Americans and Canadians, among other countries and cultures.Clm is going to have a thanksgiving celebration on November,24th and all the students are invited. Just talk to your teacher to know more about it.
Many people don´t know much about this special moment but it´s never late to read and learn about that.
I brought some texts that can help you understand more about this beautiful and meangful holiday.
Origin
For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions, or a forerunner to Christmas festivities. The “first Thanksgiving,” however, was neither a feast nor a holiday, but a simple gathering. Following the Mayflower’s arrival at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620, the Pilgrims suffered the lost of 46 of their original 102 colonists. With the help of 91 Indians, the remaining Pilgrims survived the bitter winter and yielded a bountiful harvest in 1621. In celebration, a traditional English harvest festival, lasting three days brought the Pilgrims and natives to unite in a “thanksgiving” observance.
The real meaning of Thanksgiving
The true meaning of Thanksgiving focuses upon relationship. Thanksgiving is a relationship between God and man. Upon their arrival at New Plymouth, the Pilgrims composed The Mayflower Compact, which honored God. Thanksgiving begins with acknowledging God as faithful, earnestly giving Him thanks, in advance, for His abundant blessings. “. . . In everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6). Thanksgiving is an attitude of the heart that reinforces an intimate relationship with God.
Do British people celebrate this date?
Yes, it's called
Harvest Day, although it's a lot less of a big deal. While the British usually
take a few non-perishables down to our local church and enter their autumn
vegetables in competitions, Thanksgiving in North America is a much more
plentiful and extravagant affair.
What do Americans do on Thanksgiving ?
Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and
friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes,
cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving
Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.
Thanksgiving Day parades are held in some cities and towns
on or around Thanksgiving Day. Some parades or festivities also mark the
opening of the Christmas shopping season. Some people have a four-day weekend
so it is a popular time for trips and to visit family and friends.
There´s a very important thanksgiving tradition in the USA. It is the Macy's parade in New York City – an annual pageant of floats,
cheerleaders, marching bands and gigantic balloons.
The parade dates back
to the 1920s when many of the immigrant workers at Macy's department store were
keen to celebrate the American holiday with the sort of festival their parents
had thrown in Europe.
It originally started
from 145th Street in Harlem and ended at Herald Square, making a 6-mile (9.7
km) route.
Classic Thanksgiving dishes:
Turkey: and/or ham, goose and duck or turduken (a
spatchcocked combo of three whole birds!)
Stuffing (also known as dressing): a mix of bread cubes,
chopped celery, carrots, onions and sage stuffed inside the turkey for
roasting. Chestnuts, chopped bacon or sausage, and raisins or apples are also
sometimes included in the stuffing.
Pies: pumpkin pies are
most common, but pecan, apple, sweet potato and mincemeat pies are also quite
popular.
How does it work in Canada?
Canadians mark Turkey
Day, too, in fact it was the first country to do so. Canada celebrates a
separate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October.
It was first celebrated
by the arctic explorer Martin Frobisher in 1578 – more than 40 years before the
Pilgrim fathers arrived in the New World.
Well, There are many ways to get informed about this precious holiday. You can find more information on several websites. Just visit some and you´ll see more about this beautiful holiday ;-)
Hugs!
Luzirene Barros
Try this quiz :-)
https://www.allabouthistory.org/meaning-of-thanksgiving.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/thanksgiving-day-whats-the-history-of-the-holiday-and-why-does-the-us-celebrate-pilgrim-fathers/
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