What is Thanksgiving? Free Printable Worksheet Lesson (for ESL Teachers & Learners)

[Music] what is [Music] Thanksgiving Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving day is a holiday that is celebrated both in Canada and in the [Music] USA it has been a holiday in many places in Canada since 1957 and in all of the American States since 1863 [Music] in Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October while in the US it is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in [Music] November no one is sure exactly when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated but many Americans think it was in 1621 in a small town in North America America called Plymouth it

was celebrated by a small group of people who had arrived from England called [Laughter] pilgrims it was celebrated because one of the Native American people people who first lived in North America taught them how to catch fish and how to grow corn this man's name was Santo the pilgrims were very thankful for this help many pilgrims lives had been saved the first Thanksgiving celebration lasted for 3 days and it included 50 English men women and children and about 90 Native Americans afterwards Thanksgiving became more and more popular in the United States until it finally became

a national holiday in both Canada and the US turkey is the main part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal other foods commonly eaten include stuck in and mashed potatoes with gravy cranberry sauce and pumpkin [Music] pie according to Wikipedia Americans eat more food on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year and along with Christmas and New Year's Day Thanksgiving is one of the three major holiday celebrations of the [Music] year in fact according to usnews.com 46.3 million Americans will travel 50 m or more to be with friends and family to eat Thanksgiving dinner [Music]

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