Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving

Celebrated on the last Thursday in November
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Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Thursday
of November.
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln
wanted a day of giving thanks. On November 26, he
announced that the last Thursday in November
should be Thanksgiving.The Congress made it a
national holiday in 1941.
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Symbols
Cornucopia
Pilgrims Hat
Turkey
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Customs
Every Thanksgiving families and friends get
together and have a feast.They eat turkey,
cranberries, pumpkin pie, and other delicious
foods.
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More Customs
On Thanksgiving Day, you will see parades with
floats and balloons. Everyone gets the whole day
off. But the most important part of Thanksgiving
is that everyone gives thanks for food, clothes
and family.
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Bibliography
http//wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm
Thanksgiving ByAlice K. Flanagan PublisherCompas
s Point Books Place of Pub.Minneapolis,MN.
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The Makers
Amit Christina Joshua Sophie