Transcript Slide 1

•Thanksgiving is celebrated on the
fourth Thursday in November in
the United States and Canada.
•It has officially been a tradition in
the United States since 1863.
During the Civil War, President
Abraham Lincoln decided that
there should be a national day of
thanksgiving.
•Thanksgiving is a popular
national holiday and is one of the
major holidays of the year.
•Together with Christmas and the
New Year, Thanksgiving is a part
of the holiday season.
•The first
Thanksgiving was
celebrated by the
Pilgrims, the people
who first came to
America from
Europe.
•They wanted to
give thanks to God
for helping them get
safely to America.
•It was celebrated in 1621 in Plymouth. The pilgrims had a feast
after a successful harvest (урожай).
•Squanto, a Native
American taught the
Pilgrims how to catch eel
(вугор) and grow corn and
was a translator for them.
•The Native American
leader gave food to the
Pilgrims during the first
winter because they didn’t
have enough.
•The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days, with enough food for 13
Pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.
•The feast consisted of fish, turkey, duck, berries, pumpkin, beetroot,
peas, onion, beans, corn, squash.
Quiz #1
1.Where is Thanksgiving celebrated?
2.Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving in
America and why did they celebrate?
3.When is Thanksgiving?
•The main food is Turkey.
•Some people even call Thanksgiving “Turkey Day.”
Other foods include:
Cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes and
gravy
Pumpkin pie
Squash
Corn
Sweet
potatoes
All of these are native to America or were brought when
the Europeans arrived.
Quiz #2
1.What is the main food on Thanksgiving?
2.What is another name for Thanksgiving?
3.Name four other Thanksgiving foods.
•Different
presidents of
the United
States
recognized
Thanksgiving
and gave thanks
for different
reasons.
•At home, it is a holiday tradition in many families to begin the
Thanksgiving dinner by saying a prayer (молитва) before.
•Even in non-religious families, often everyone to says what they
are thankful for.
•The Macy's
Thanksgiving
Day Parade is
held every year
in Manhattan.
•The parade has
been in New
York City since
1924.
•Many people
go to the
parade and
others watch it
on TV.
•The parade has parade floats with different themes, large balloons of cartoon characters
and TV personalities, and high school marching bands.
•The float that usually ends the Macy's Parade is the Santa Claus float, the arrival of
which is a sign of the beginning of the Christmas season.
•American football is an important part of
Thanksgiving celebrations in the United
States.
•Professional football games are held on
Thanksgiving.
•The National Football League has played
games on Thanksgiving every year since it
was started.
•The Detroit Lions have
had a game every
Thanksgiving Day since
1934, except from
1939–1944 (because of
World War II).
•For many college
football teams, the
season ends on
Thanksgiving weekend,
and a team's final
game is often against a
rival (суперник).
Quiz #3
1.Where do some people do before the
eating?
2.What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade ?
3.Who has football games on Thanksgiving
day?