Interesting facts about Thanksgiving

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1. Interesting facts about Thanksgiving
2. The menu of the first Thanksgiving dinner
3. Watching football is the most popular
4. . Once the president Truman chose a
5. . . The Americans call the day
6. 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.The
7. Californians are the largest consumers of turkeys in the United States.
8. Every year people in North America can
9. The different nicknames for Thanksgiving Day: "Turkey Day""T-Day"
10. Answer the questions:1. When did the American
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The menu of the first Thanksgiving dinner differed greatly from the modern one. Their meals consisted of corn, shellfish and deer meat. At those times there were a lot of wild

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Слайд 1Interesting facts about Thanksgiving

Слайд 2The menu of the first Thanksgiving dinner differed greatly from

the modern one. Their meals consisted of corn, shellfish and

deer meat. At those times there were a lot of wild turkeys but nobody cooked them on that day. Deer meat was the most popular food of the holiday.

The menu of the first Thanksgiving dinner differed greatly from the modern one. Their meals consisted of

Слайд 3 Watching football is the most popular activity on Thanksgiving.

The history of this tradition began in 1934. The reason

was a great match between two football teams – the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. The second team was the world champion. That game turned out to be really successful. Since that time matches have been held every year on Thanksgiving Day and became very popular.

Watching football is the most popular activity on Thanksgiving. The history of this tradition began in

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Once the president Truman chose a turkey on Thanksgiving

Day and sent it to the farm. In such way

he showed that the turkey was gifted a peaceful life. That happened in 1947. Since that time it has become a tradition. Nowadays the President selects two turkeys and Americans vote for their names. After that people can observe a public pardon of the President

. Once the president Truman chose a turkey on Thanksgiving Day and sent it to the farm.

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The Americans call the day after Thanksgiving “Black

Friday”. At first it got such name in 1960 in

Philadelphia. At that time there were a lot of stores in the city. Many people visited the city for shopping, it was overcrowded. After that the expression originated.

Some time later the meaning of the phrase was changed concerning the profits of stores, which went from the red to the black. Traditionally “Black Friday” is the beginning of the shopping season during holidays.

. . The Americans call the day after Thanksgiving “Black Friday”. At first it got such name

Слайд 688% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
The top five most

popular ways to serve Thanksgiving turkey are: sandwich, soup or

stew, stir-fry, and salad.
More than 94% of Thanksgiving dinners include cranberry sauce.

88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.The top five most popular ways to serve Thanksgiving turkey are:

Слайд 7Californians are the largest consumers of turkeys in the United

States.

Слайд 8Every year people in North America can see the most

popular parade which takes place on Thanksgiving Day. About 3.5

million people can watch this show in New York City. Others usually watch it at home.

Every year people in North America can see the most popular parade which takes place on Thanksgiving

Слайд 9The different nicknames for Thanksgiving Day:
"Turkey Day"
"T-Day"

Слайд 10Answer the questions:
1. When did the American Thanksgiving begin?
2. Why

did many colonists celebrate the harvest with a feast of

thanks?
3. When do people celebrate Thanksgiving day and how?
4. What is the most popular activity on Thanksgiving?
5. What can people in North America see on Thanksgiving?