thanksgiving day.

By:

Daniela Montoya Ossa.
6B

Index:

History
Cultural Traditions.
Tipical Food.

History:
the first Thanksgiving was held in 1621 with the pilgrims and indians, let us take a closer look at just what took place leading up to that event, and then what happened in the centuries afterward that finally gave us our modern Thanksgiving.
Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks to God for the harvest and express gratitude to others for our many blessings.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive the brutal winter. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans The feast consisted of fowl,venison ,fish ,lobster ,clams ,berries ,fruit ,pumpkin ,and squash. William Bradford's note that, "besides waterfowl, there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many," probably gave rise to the American tradition of turkey at Thanksgiving.
Cultural Traditions:

Timeline of Thanksgiving in America:

• 1541 - Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, led a thanksgiving Communion celebration at the Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas.

• 1565 - Pedro Menendez de Aviles and 800 settlers gathered for a meal with the Timucuan Indians in the Spanish colony of St. Augustine, Florida.

• 1621 - Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated a harvest feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

• 1630 - Settlers observed the first Thanksgiving of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England on July 8, 1630.

• 1777 - George Washington and his army on the way to Valley Forge, stopped in blistering weather in open fields to observe the first Thanksgiving of the new United States of America.

• 1789 - President Washington declared November 26, 1789, as a national day of "thanksgiving and prayer."

• 1800s - The annual presidential thanksgiving proclamations ceased for 45 years in the early 1800s.

• 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln resumed the tradition of Thanksgiving proclamations in 1863. Since this date, Thanksgiving has been observed annually in the United States.

• 1941 - President Roosevelt established the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

Giving Thanks:

Naturally, one of the most common traditions of Thanksgiving Day celebrations is the giving of thanks. Here are a few Thanksgiving Day prayers, poems and Bible verses to help you give thanks on Thanksgiving Day:

• Thanksgiving Day Prayers

• Bible Verses for Thanksgiving

• Share Your Favorite Thanksgiving Verse

• Poem - Pause and Give Thanks

Thanksgiving Parades:

In Midtown Manhattan, New York City, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held annually every Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving parades are also held in cities like Houston, Philadelphia and Detroit.

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Official Site

• America's Thanksgiving Parade Official Site

Tipical Food:
The tipical food is turkey, ham, pumpkin pie and vegetables.