Culture USA/Canada - Thanksgiving and Black Friday

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Thanksgiving Day

Each year Americans in the United States celebrate  Thanksgiving  on the fourth Thursday of November. 

One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family. Most families follow traditions begun on the first Thanksgiving.

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1621
3. 1789
4. 1720

Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941

1. special
2. mandatory
3. legal
4. family

In which month of the year is Thanksgiving in the US?

1. October
2. November
3. December
4. September

Thanksgiving Day is always on a

1. Wednesday
2. Thursday
3. Saturday
4. Monday

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

1. first Thursday of November
2. fourth Thursday of November
3. first Tuesday of November
4. fourth Tuesday of November

This traditional pie is made of _______

1. Cranberry
2. Corn
3. Bean
4. Pumpkin

_____ potatoes are also served at Thanksgiving.

1. Flattened
2. Squashed
3. Crushed
4. Mashed

In 1924 Macy's department store started their ..................

1. Thanksgiving sale
2. Thanksgiving parade
3. Thanksgiving feast
4. Thanksgiving harvest

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

1. rabbit
2. pizza
3. glaced ham
4. turkey

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.

1. blueberry
2. raspberry
3. cranberry
4. strawberry

Some traditions:

The President of the United States also traditionally pardons a turkey, meaning the turkey will live on a farm without threat of being eaten.

Black Friday & Cyber Monday

During dinner people tell each other what they are thankful for.

Research

Plan your Thanksgiving Dinner

1. Find out what Americans eat for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

2. Plan your menu with 3 courses. 

Write it down in your notebook, take a picture and upload on the next slide.

Upload a picture of your 3 course dinner here, please.

Now, write a paragraph using your own words to talk about Thanksgiving. Think about countries, dates, food, activities.

Black Friday

Read about the history of Black Friday here, please.

Black Friday should be cancelled.
Yes or No? Write min 50 words why.