1. Thanksgiving in the USA
Lucie Syrová

2. Contents General facts Pilgrim Fathers Meeting the Native Americans
The first Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving nowadays
Black Friday

3. General facts fourth Thursday in November
giving thanks to God for blessings
officially annual tradition since 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving
federal and popular holiday
one of the major holidays of the year

4. Pilgrim Fathers
group of Separatists – wanted their worship to be organized independently of the traditions and organization of the Church of England
left England for the Netherlands
September 1620 – 102 Separatists sailed from Plymouth to the New World to start there a new colony
Mayflower

5. Meeting the Native Americans
November 1620 – Pilgrims arrived in America
established Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
more than half of the Pilgrims didn’t survive the winter
Squanto from the Wampanoag tribe taught them how to grow corn and other crops
Wampanoag leader Massasoit donated food stores

6. The first Thanksgiving
New England colonists accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings"
celebrated 1621
giving thanks to God for the first harvest in America
attended by 53 Pilgrims and 90 Native Americans
lasted 3 days

7. Thanksgiving nowadays
family time – one of the busiest travel periods of the year
saying grace before dinner
roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, various fall vegetables (mainly various kinds of squashes), and pumpkin pie
wishbone
the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City
NFL games – Thanksgiving Classic
President’s pardoning of the turkey

8. Black Friday day following Thanksgiving Day
beginning of the Christmas shopping season - sales
the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit
shops open very early, some at night on Thanksgiving Day
violence among shoppers

9. Webliography
Thanksgiving (United States). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. Dostupné z:
Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. Dostupné z:
Black Friday (shopping). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. Dostupné z :

10. Photos
JONES.Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. At: _Dinner.jpg
HALSALL."Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor". In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. At:
Squanto or Tisquantum teaching the Plymouth colonists to plant corn with fish. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. At:
BROWNSCOMBE. "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth". In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. At:
KROKODYL. NYC Thanksgiving Macys 3300v. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. At:
GRIDPROP. DCUSA.Gallery10.TargetBlackFriday. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, [cit ]. At: a.jpg