The History of Thanksgiving

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Автор презентации:
Юлия Ефимовна Апт,
учитель английского языка гимназии №74,
г. Санкт-Петербург
The presentation is made
by teacher Julia Apt,
gymnasium 74, St. Petersburg, Russia
http:/JjuliaApt.blogspot.ru
2010

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Contents:
The History of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Today
Thanksgiving Quiz

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The first Thanksgiving happened in 1621,
at Plymouth Colony, in Massachusetts.

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The feast lasted three days providing enough food for
53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.

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They ate fowl, venison, fish, lobsters, clams, berries,
fruit, pumpkin, squash, beetroot, and turkey.
fowl [faul] – дичь,
venison [venzn] – оленина

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The Pilgrims were giving thanks to God for helping
them survive their first brutal winter.
Painting of "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" By Jennie A. Brownscombe. (1914)

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It has been an annual tradition in
the USA since 1863.

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Now people have family parties.

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People are thankful to God, their family
and friends for good relationships
and for all they have.

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They eat roast turkey and pumpkin pies.

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On the 4th Thursday of November.

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In 1621.

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At Plymouth Colony,
in Massachusetts.

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Pilgrims and Native Americans.

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They ate turkey, venison, fish,
lobsters, clams, berries, fruit,
pumpkin, squash, beetroot.

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They were giving thanks to
God for helping them survive
their first winter.

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In 1863.

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They have a family dinner and
family parties.

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They thank God, their family
and friends for good
relationships
and for all they have.

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Roast turkey and a pumpkin pie.

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