1. Thanksgiving FAMILY, FOOD, FOOTBALL AND FUN! History Channel: http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1083

2. Harvest Festivals Around the World Harvest Festival ChuseokChuseok and Dongmaeng - KoreaDongmaeng ErntedankErntedank - Germany Gawai DayakGawai Dayak - Malaysia Harvest festivalHarvest festival - United Kingdom KaamatanKaamatan- May 30 & 31: Harvest Festival of Sabah in Malaysia Makar SankrantiMakar Sankranti Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka - IndiaAndhra PradeshKarnataka Maras TaunMaras Taun, Belitung - IndonesiaBelitung Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn Festival - Chinese NabannaNabanna - West Bengal/Bangladesh OnamOnam - Kerala/Malayalam PongalPongal - Tamil Prosser, WashingtonProsser, Washington - On the 4th full weekend in September - Annual Harvest Festival SolungSolung, between June and July for nine days. The Adi (also Abor) is a major collective tribe living in the Himalayan hills of Arunachal Pradesh Jewish harvest festival of SukkotSukkot Thanksgiving (Canada)Thanksgiving (Canada), the holiday on the second Monday in October. TimoleagueTimoleague Harvest Festival is held every year in August - Tigh Molaige in Ireland VaisakhiVaisakhi 'Baisakhi' Punjab (India), first day of Vaisakh month; usually April 14, also Punjabi New Year.Punjab (India)Vaisakh Punjabi IkoreIkore - The Yoruba Tribe, Nigeria Do you know of others?

3. Food! Foods That May Have Been on the Menu for the first Thanksgiving Seafood: Cod, Eel, Clams, Lobster Seafood: Cod, Eel, Clams, Lobster Wild Fowl: Wild Turkey, Goose, Duck, Crane, Swan, Partridge, Eagles Wild Fowl: Wild Turkey, Goose, Duck, Crane, Swan, Partridge, Eagles Meat: Venison, Seal Meat: Venison, Seal Grain: Wheat Flour, Indian Corn Grain: Wheat Flour, Indian Corn Vegetables: Pumpkin, Peas, Beans, Onions, Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots Vegetables: Pumpkin, Peas, Beans, Onions, Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots Fruit: Plums, Grapes Fruit: Plums, Grapes Nuts: Walnuts, Chestnuts, Acorns Nuts: Walnuts, Chestnuts, Acorns Herbs and Seasonings: Olive Oil, Liverwort, Leeks, Dried Currants, Parsnips Herbs and Seasonings: Olive Oil, Liverwort, Leeks, Dried Currants, Parsnips What foods are usually eaten at harvest or festivals in your country?

4. Turkey Because turkey is the most common main dish of a Thanksgiving dinner, Thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially called Turkey Day (USA). The USDA estimated that 269 million turkeys were raised in the country in 2003, about one-sixth of which were destined for a Thanksgiving dinner plate. The use of the turkey in the USA for Thanksgiving relates back to Lincoln's nationalization of the holiday in 1863. Since a turkey could feed more than a chicken, those were sent to the troops instead as a more cost-effective feast. Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!

5. Turkey Videos and Recipes 4 Thick Slices of Crustless Bread 10 Dried Prunes 300g Chestnuts 100g Turkey or Chicken Liver 60ml of Port Wine 60ml Brandy or Cognac 2 tbsp Fresh Sage Chopped 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme Chopped Salt and Pepper 250g Butter or Oil 1 x 6-7kg Turkey Turkey Giblets 500ml Brown Chicken Stock 200ml Dry White Wine 1-2 tbsp Corn Flour Port (Optional) Turkey Stuffing: 500g Italian Sausage 2 Apples Active Time: 40 Minutes Total Time: 120 Minutes Serves: 8 http://ifoods.tv/site/video.jsp?video=115 http://ifoods.tv/site/?gclid=CPPY5sif5I8CFRE_OAodzlcZMg

6. Pumpkin Pie

7. Don’t Forget the Cranberry Sauce!

12. Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Since 1924

13. Enjoy!

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