Wednesday 25 November 2009

Nov 26. Thanksgiving Day



The Wikipedia defines Thanksgiving Day as a harvest festival, a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general.
Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in the USA and Canada, where it stands out as one of the most important celebrations in the calendar. Students come home from university and the family gather together around a table full of delicious food, where the real protagonist is the turkey, roast turkey, in fact.
Find out a bit more about the origin of this celebration, when and how it is celebrated nowadays.
I found this video telling the story of the First Thanksgiving. It has been recorded at a slow pace and using a very accessible language. You should have no problem understanding it. Have a go! Happy Thanksgiving Day!



And perhaps the most important question of all: "What do turkeys think about this celebration?" Well, find out in these two videos: