Día de Acción de Gracias by Karen Hernández

HISTORY

rebonis_kphnpr_kphnpr — 2018-11-20 21:48:26 UTC

Thanksgiving Day was not celebrated every year. Even it was not until June 1676 that another Thanksgiving was celebrated. Thanksgiving Day was officially proclaimed by President Lincoln in 1863, to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November. In 1941, Thanksgiving Day was officially declared, by the United States Congress, a public holiday, to be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month of November.

ORIGIN

chemancitosargento — 2018-11-20 21:57:37 UTC

The modern tradition indicates that the origin goes back to beginnings of 1620 in Plymouth (Massachusetts, the USA). In 1620 a ship called 'Mayflower' came from England to this town, northeast of what we know today as the United States (founded in 1776). Once there, the Indians helped the English to harvest the land in the settlement in which they had settled. In 1621, after a successful harvest, the one appointed as governor of the Plymouth colony organized a party to invite those Indians who had helped them to a meal as a token of their gratitude. This fact became an annual tradition, expanded through the territory and today is a national event.

MORE OF THE THANKSGIVIN DAY

chemancitosargento — 2018-11-22 04:01:56 UTC

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, Brazil, and some Caribbean islands. Liberia and by communities of American immigrants in Central America and Israel. It began as a day of thanking God for the blessing of the harvest and the year before. Festivities with similar names take place in Germany and Japan. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and Brazil, and around the same season of the year in other places.

TRADITIONS

chemancitosargento — 2018-11-22 04:04:53 UTC

The majority of people in the United States celebrate this feast with family gatherings in their homes where they prepare a banquet, in many houses it is common to offer a prayer of thanks to God for the blessings received during the year. The traditional main dish for dinner is a large roast or baked turkey, this turkey is traditionally accompanied with a filling made of corn bread and sage. It is traditionally served with a jelly or red cranberry sauce, in addition they usually serve vegetable dishes such as green beans green beans, sweet potatoes, sweet potato (sweet potato, sweet potato) and mashed potatoes with gravy, which is a sauce made from the juice of the Turkey; A wide variety of desserts are also served, with pumpkin pie the most popular. Meals are served with hot apple cider (spiced hot apple cider) or sparkling apple cider, traditionally fermented (sparkling apple cider or hard cider) It is also common to prepare pecan pie and apple pie .

PARADE IN MANHATTAN

chemancitosargento — 2018-11-22 04:09:59 UTC

Every year Macy's department store chain performs a grand parade through the streets of Manhattan, New York, which attracts millions of people to Broadway Avenue to see the huge giant balloons and witness the performances of guest musical artists, tourists and local residents. the city, enjoy the parade financed by the Municipality and private companies.

START OF THE SHOPPING SEASON

chemancitosargento — 2018-11-22 04:12:03 UTC

Most businesses and offices are closed on this day. Some stores, shopping centers, restaurants and bars remain open. The Friday following the festival is traditional the opening of the season of Christmas shopping. This day is known as «Black Friday». Stores and stores all offer discount prices and many people go from the first hours of the day to the shopping centers.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

chemancitosargento — 2018-11-22 04:27:40 UTC

HAPPY THANKSGIVIN DAY MISS!!!!