Thanksgiving in the USA Lucie Syrová
Contents General facts Pilgrim Fathers Meeting the Native Americans The first Thanksgiving Thanksgiving nowadays Black Friday
General facts fourth Thursday in November giving thanks to God for blessings officially annual tradition since 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving federal and popular holiday one of the major holidays of the year
Pilgrim Fathers group of Separatists – wanted their worship to be organized independently of the traditions and organization of the Church of England left England for the Netherlands September 1620 – 102 Separatists sailed from Plymouth to the New World to start there a new colony Mayflower
Meeting the Native Americans November 1620 – Pilgrims arrived in America established Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts more than half of the Pilgrims didn’t survive the winter Squanto from the Wampanoag tribe taught them how to grow corn and other crops Wampanoag leader Massasoit donated food stores
The first Thanksgiving New England colonists accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings" celebrated 1621 giving thanks to God for the first harvest in America attended by 53 Pilgrims and 90 Native Americans lasted 3 days
Thanksgiving nowadays family time – one of the busiest travel periods of the year saying grace before dinner roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, various fall vegetables (mainly various kinds of squashes), and pumpkin pie wishbone the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City NFL games – Thanksgiving Classic President’s pardoning of the turkey
Black Friday day following Thanksgiving Day beginning of the Christmas shopping season - sales the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit shops open very early, some at night on Thanksgiving Day violence among shoppers
Webliography Thanksgiving (United States). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_%28United_States%29 Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrims_%28Plymouth_Colony%29 Black Friday (shopping). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-17]. Dostupné z : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29
Photos JONES.Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11- 24]. At: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Our_%28Almost_Traditional%29_Thanksgiving _Dinner.jpg HALSALL."Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor". In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-24]. At: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MayflowerHarbor.jpg Squanto or Tisquantum teaching the Plymouth colonists to plant corn with fish. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-24]. At: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Squantoteaching.png BROWNSCOMBE. "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth". In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11- 24]. At: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thanksgiving-Brownscombe.PNG KROKODYL. NYC Thanksgiving Macys 3300v. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-24]. At: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_Thanksgiving_Macys_3300v.jpg GRIDPROP. DCUSA.Gallery10.TargetBlackFriday. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-24]. At: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DCUSA.Gallery10.TargetBlackFriday.Wikipedi a.jpg