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The first Thanksgiving
Describes how the colonists aboard the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving Day
\"Thanksgiving Day is a day set aside each year in the United States and Canada for giving thanks and remembering the blessings of life. People may celebrate the day with family gatherings, feasting, and prayer. For many people, Thanksgiving calls forth memories of tables crowded with food, happy reunions, football games, and religious contemplation.\" (World Book Student) Read more about Thanksgiving Day.
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Dash
\"An English springer spaniel's tale of the Mayflower voyage and the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Thanksgiving Is Turkey Day
\"In the United States, today, Thursday, November 24, is the annual holiday of Thanksgiving, a day for giving thanks and remembering the blessings of life. Across the country, families and friends gather together for dinners, good company, and--quite often--football games. The traditional centerpiece of a Thanksgiving dinner is a plump turkey cooked in the oven, on the grill, or even in a deep fryer. Many Americans take the table presence of this North American bird for granted. But have you ever wondered how it was that turkey became Thanksgiving's traditional meal? There's not one easy answer, but a few things led to the creation of 'Turkey Day.'\" (World Book Online Behind the Headlines) Read more about how turkeys became part of the Thanksgiving meal.
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The First Thanksgiving
\"The first Thanksgiving was probably not what we think it was. The Thanksgiving we now celebrate--a feast of togetherness between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans--was not the original gathering.\" (Social Studies for Kids) Learn about the first Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving with the Wampanoag
\"Tomorrow, November 22, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a day set aside each year for giving thanks and remembering the blessings of life. To celebrate the holiday and honor Native American Heritage Month, we look at the Wampanoag Indians of southeastern Massachusetts, the tribe with whom the English Pilgrims shared the first Thanksgiving in 1621.\" (World Book Online Behind the Headlines) Read more about the Wampanoag Indians.
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The Story of the Thanksgiving Holiday
\"The holiday that Americans know as Thanksgiving did not become a federal celebration until 1863.\" (Social Studies for Kids) Read more about the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale
Learn how Sarah Josepha Hale changed the way Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. \"Because of her 40-year letter-writing campaign (remember she wrote these letters with a quill pen, not on a computer!) to presidents, state governors, Navy commanders, newspapers and magazines, every state in America now celebrates Thanksgiving on the same day each year.\" (Wee Ones)
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Why Is Turkey the Main Dish on Thanksgiving?
\"Have you ever wondered why Thanksgiving revolves around turkey and not ham, chicken, venison, beef or corn? Almost 9 in 10 Americans eat turkey during this festive meal, whether it’s roasted, deep-fried, grilled or cooked in any other way for the occasion. You might believe it’s because of what the Pilgrims, a year after they landed in what’s now the state of Massachusetts, and their Indigenous Wampanoag guests ate during their first thanksgiving feast in 1621. Or that it’s because turkey is originally from the Americas. But it has more to do with how Americans observed the holiday in the late 1800s than which poultry the Pilgrims ate while celebrating their bounty in 1621.\" (The Conversation U.S.) Learn why many people eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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