Thanksgiving Day

1- What is thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation to God, family and friends. It is celebrated on the fourth thursday of november.

2- Who were the pilgrims?

The pilgrims were a small group of people who sailed to North America in order to start a new life.

3- Who were the Wampanoag?

The Wampanoag are one of many Nations of people all over North America who were here long before any Europeans arrived, and have survived until today.

4-What happened to the Pilgrims during the first winter?

The Pilgrims did not have time to plant food for the winter.

5-What did the Wampanoag do for the pilgrims?

The Wampanoag taught the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish and grow corn.

6-Why did they celebrate the fist Thanksgiving?

Because of Squanto's help, the Pilgrims had a very successful harvest in October and had plenty of food for the upcoming winter. The Pilgrim's Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of celebration and thanksgiving sometime in the middle of October.

7-When is Thanksgiving Celebrated now?

On 1863 President Abraham Lincoln officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a national day of Thanksgiving. On November 26, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared the fourth Thursday in November as a national Thanksgiving holiday.

It`s interesting to talk about Thanksgiving day 'cuz we don`t know really much about this day, so it`s really important to know about this day. I really enjoyed this!!!