Thanksgiving Day 2013 November 28th

Thanksgiving (Hi)story

November 1620

Thanksgiving

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

(foundation of the Constitution of the USA)

The LANDING of the PILGRIMS

(1877, by Henry A. Bacon)

Wampanoag Indians

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

1621 - THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

3-day celebration: pumpkin, venison, fish,

nuts, beans, berries,

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Thanksgiving Sarah J. Hale

1788-1879

Poet, editor, author;

campaigner for the

creation of the

holiday

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

1863 Proclamation of a

national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on the LAST THURSDAY

NOVEMBER

1941 THANKSGIVING

will be on the 4th THURSDAY

NOVEMBER

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Modern Thanksgiving

Freedom from Want

(1943, Norman Rockwell)

Family feast to eat roast turkey,

pumpkin pie and GIVE THANKS

What are YOU thankful for?

I’m thankful for…

…

Thank you!

Alexandra Duarte

Sources http://www.pilgrimhall.org/hispaint.htm http://www.plimoth.org/ http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/history.php http://www.bigorrin.org/wampanoag_kids.htm http://www.buffalopost.net/?tag=wampanoag http://suite101.com/article/the-first-thanksgiving-day-a34145 http://www.nativetech.org/wigwam/phototour.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Happy Thanksgiving!