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The origin of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day , legal holiday in the U.S., first celebrated in early colonial times in New England. The actual origin, however, is probably the harvest festivals that are traditional in many parts of the world Festivals and Feasts. After the first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and neighboring Native Americans. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three day
Thanksgiving Day The origin of Thanksgiving The custom of Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Day , legal holiday in the U.S., first celebrated in early colonial times in New England. The actual origin, however, is probably the harvest festivals that are traditional in many parts of the world Festivals and Feasts. After the first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and neighboring Native Americans. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. It was their good fortune that the tradition of the Wampanoags was to treat any visitor to their homes with a share of whatever food the family had, even if supplies were low. It was also an amazing stroke of luck that one of the Wampanoag, Tisquantum or Squanto, had become close friends with a British explorer, John Weymouth, and had learned the Pilgrim s language in his travels to England with Weymouth. After the first New England Thanksgiving the custom spread throughout the colonies, but each region chose its own date. In 1789 George Washington, the first president of the United States, proclaimed November 26 a day of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day continued to be celebrated in the United States on different days in different states until Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey s Lady s Book, decided to do something about it. For more than 30 years she wrote letters to the governors and presidents asking them to make Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. Finally, in 1863, President Lincoln issued a White House proclamation calling on the whole American people wherever they lived to unite with one heart and one voice in observing a special day of thanksgiving. Setting apart the last Thursday of November for the purpose, the President urged prayers in the churches and in the homes to implore the interposition of the almighty had to heal the wounds of the nations and to restore itto full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and union. He also states that they express heartfelt thanks for the blessing of fruitful fields and healthful skies.
In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt advanced Thanksgiving Day one week. However, since some states used the new date and others the old, it was changed again 2 years later. Thanksgiving Day is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. The first formal celebration of Thanksgiving in North America was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish an English settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, a day of general thanksgiving, in In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday. The custom of Thanksgiving. Why Turkey. The turkey tradition was really pushed by Benjamin Franklin, who wanted to make it the United States national symbol because it is a quick runner, wary, with sharp eyesight, and exhibited a regal stance, at least to Franklin. While the bald eagle nudged out the wild turkey for our official national symbol, Norman Rockwell has probably made the image of the family Thanksgiving turkey even more famous, and certainly more mouth watering. Tradition. The American traditions of Thanksgiving revolve around a huge and lavish meal, usually with Turkey as the centerpiece. For those who do not like Turkey, a Roast or Prime Rib is common. As tradition has it in most families, a special prayer of thanks precedes the meal. In many homes, family members will each mention something they are very thankful for. Thanksgiving is a time for families to create traditions and memories that last a lifetime.
Corn Pitching. You will need a good-sized bowl and 6 kernels of corn. (use dried beans if you prefer.) Each player takes turns pitching the corn kernels, one at a time, into the bowl from a set distance. Keep score of how many kernels end up in the bowl. The winner is the one with the highest score after three rounds. Odds or Evens. A quiet game for two players. Each player starts out with the same number of small beans, pebbles, buttons, or marbles. One player hides a few of his beans in his hand. The other player must guess if the number of hidden beans is odd or even. If he guesses correctly, he may add the beans to his pile. The players take turns hiding and guessing, until one player has all the beans! Turkey Hunt. On a dozen or so index cards, draw or paste a picture of a turkey. To play, everyone leaves the room except the leader. The leader hides the cards around the room. The hunters come back in to begin the hunt. As each turkey is found, it is brought back to the leader who corrals them in a separate pile for each hunter. When all the turkeys have been found, the hunter with the most turkeys is the winner and becomes the leader for the next round.
Thanksgiving Dinner. You need a good memory for this one. The players sit in a circle. The first player starts by saying, At my Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey. The next player must repeat this and add another dish, At my Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey and bread stuffing. The third player must repeat it and add yet another dish, At my Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey, bread stuffing, and sweet potatoes. The game continues with each player adding an item to the menu after first listing all the previous items in the exact order they were first said. If a player makes a mistake he drops out and the game continues until there is just one mnemonic expert left. Native American Face Painting. Paint around your nose with your index finger and middle finger. Paint your forehead. Paint around your chin. Paint around your eyes. Paint the rest of your face.
Colorful Turkey Decoration. This is a very colorful turkey you can use to decorate your Thanksgiving table. Materials : 2 Toilet paper tubes, ,Pencil, Glue, Scissors, construction paper (brown, yellow, red, white, black) watercolor paints, Paintbrush,Stapler. Instructions : Paint the hand pattern with different colors of paints. Let the paint dry. Cut one of the toilet paper tubes in half. (You will only need 1 piece) Cut out brown construction paper to fit around the two toilet paper tubes and staple it on to the tubes. Staple the two tubes together, the shorter on top of the longer one. Cut out a beak and feet out of the yellow construction paper, a gobbler out of red construction paper, and eyes out of white and black construction paper. Attach the eyes, beak, feet, and gobbler to the tubes with glue. (See photo) Staple the feathers to the back of the tubes when the feathers are dry. Thanksgiving Cards. Gather together some leaves that have fallen from the trees. Make sure they are not real crispy, you should be able to bend. and move them without them breaking up on you. Materials : Typing paper , construction paper , crayons, white craft glue, scissors, leaves. Fold a piece of typing paper in half, then fold it in half again. Put your leaf under the first layer. then use your crayon to bring out the texture of the leaf. Now write a greeting on the card. This makes wonderful gifts!
Make a paper bonnet that looks like a bonnet the pilgrim girls wore at our first Thanksgiving. Materials : 12 x 15 piece of heavy white paper, white yarn, hole punch, scissors. Instructions : Use the diagram at the right as a guide.( You don’t have to measure to get this project to come out right.) Just fold up the bottom edge. Cut two slits in the back. Bring the back flaps together and staple where shown.
Materials : 10x13 Black construction paper, 9x12 Gray construction paper, tape, pen or pencil, scissors, glue. Instructions : Cut an oval out of the black construction paper the full size of the paper. Cut a strip of paper to make a band to put around the boy s head, tape it. Put that circle (slightly oval) on the paper to trace the inner circle. Then draw a circle around it. Leave about a 2 brim on 3 sides and about 4 on the front . Draw the trapezoid, and cut out the gray parts. (see photo) Cut out a band and band and buckle out of gray paper. Glue the hat band on the hat and then the buckle on top of the band. Bend the hat piece up and try on the child. You may need to adjust the opening to fit the individual child s head. On the underneath side, apply tape to the two points where the hat bends. This will help reinforce the stress point, and hopefully prevent tearing. Tips : This hat could probably also be made out of felt. I would suggest cutting 2 hats out of black, and gluing the two together to give the hat stability.
Materials : Oreo cookie, candy corn, Hershey Kiss, green icing(or white with green food coloring), red icing or small piece of red licorice. Instructions : Divide the Oreo into two pieces. (An adult can do this easily without breaking the cookies by using a sharp knife.) Place four or five pieces of candy corn around the top of the Oreo cookie that has the icing. Place the flat part of the Kiss in the icing at the bottom of the Oreo. OPTIONAL: Add green icing to the other half of the Oreo so the Turkey will stand up . OPTIONAL: Add a touch of red icing or a small string of red licorice to make the waddle. OPTIONAL: Eyes can be added using small pieces of icing or by stealing a little bit of frosting with a toothpick. Apple Turkey Materials : A red apple, toothpicks, large marshmallow, colored gumdrops, raisins. Insert toothpicks into the bottom of a red apple to form legs. Insert another toothpick on the top of the apple (to one side), and push on a large marshmallow. On 4 more toothpicks, push colored gumdrops. Push these into the back of the apple for feathers. Add raisins and red gumdrop sliver to complete face. (Use the heavy duty colored toothpicks to prevent breaking, or not spotting when eating. You now have a Thanksgiving turkey that doubles as centerpiece and a snack!
Parental supervision is recommended. Note: As in all recipes, results can vary depending on humidity, conditions, etc. Please try any recipe out before attempting in a group setting. Materials : Microwave, bag of candy corn (beak and eyes), bag of caramel candy squares (body), bag of Dove chocolate (base/feet) bag of striped chocolate cookies (tail and feathers) Thanksgiving cup cake liners. Microwavable plate. Instructions : Unwrap a piece of Dove chocolate to use as the base of the turkey. Place on a microwavable plate. Unwrap a piece of caramel and stick on top of the Dove chocolate bar for the turkey s body. Take a piece of candy corn and push down on top of the caramel (pointed end out). This makes the turkey s beak. Take another piece of caramel and push down on top of the first caramel. This is the head of the turkey. Break off the little white ends of 2 candy corns and push in the top caramel for the eyes. (see photo) Take one striped chocolate cookie and apply to the back of the body to form the feathers. Put the turkey in the microwave for a few seconds to about 8 seconds just so that the candy and cookie can fuse together. (Watch this! Not too much time, or it will melt. If you don’t have a microwave, you can melt it with a hair drier.) Place in freezer for a few minutes to help the turkey set up quicker. Serve in a Thanksgiving cup cake paper.
Thanksgiving Songs. Here We Go Over to Silly Tilly s. Words based on the book Silly Tilly s Thanksgiving Dinner by Lillian Hoban. (sung to the tune of ‘here we go round the Mulberry Bush ) Here we go over to Silly Tilly s, Silly Tilly s, Silly Tilly s, Here we go over to Silly Tilly s, On Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Squirrel brought acorn jam, Acorn jam, acorn jam, Mrs. Squirrel brought acorn jam, On Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Woodchuck brought nut cake, Brought nut cake, brought nut cake, Mr. Woodchuck brought nut cake, On Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Chipmunk brought cranberry stew, Cranberry stew, cranberry stew, Mr. Chipmunk brought cranberry stew, On Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Fieldmouse brought oat bran pudding, Oat bran pudding, oat bran pudding, Mrs. Fieldmouse brought oat bran pudding, On Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Bunny brought potato pie, Potato pie, potato pie, Mr. Bunny brought potato pie, On Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Turkey brought corn to pop, Corn to pop, corn to pop, Mr. Turkey brought corn to pop, On Thanksgiving Day. It was the very best Thanksgiving, Best Thanksgiving, best Thanksgiving, It was the very best Thanksgiving The animals had ever had!
Turkey, turkey in the pen, It s Thanksgiving time again. Still you strut around with pride. When you should take off and hide. Nice big bird we have a date. I will see you on my plate. On that day we ll give you praise, Talk about your better days, When you scared us with a gobble. Giggling at your silly wobble. Then we pass around white meat, Thank you for your special treat. Then a piece of pumpkin pie, With the whipped cream extra high. I dream of this throughout the year. Now Thanksgiving s almost here. Turkey, turkey, I must say, You re the one who makes that day!