Happy Thanksgiving Day

 Thanksgiving, we all have something we can be thankful for Thanksgiving is a simple reflection on what we have and what we can be thankful for, whether in a spiritual or material context. With the experiences lived during the last months of the pandemic, it seems that we appreciate more the simple things, the family that we have close to us, our friends, whom we could not see for a long time. A good celebration of life !

 The day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday. And we come to the second important date of this month, which in recent years has spread to our country, " Black Friday ". There are different theories about the origin of the name, one of the most accepted, and good for your knowledge of English idioms, has to do with the colors. When stores sold so much merchandise after Thanksgiving in the 1980s, their annual revenue went from being “in the red” (loss) to being “in the black” (profit). In the 1990s, stores began to open a few seconds after midnight. Black Friday has spread all over the world and stores are now offering discounts and deep sales for Black Friday in many countries.

 The famous Thanksgiving parades in New York Thanksgiving Day is also famous for its parades. It all started in 1924, when Macy's (one of the main department stores in the United States) started a parade for Thanksgiving in New York . A few decades later it attracts between two and three million viewers. Its 2.2-mile course is incredibly colorful, with lots of music, giant balloons, Broadway theater performances, and even a Santa Claus. The parade ends at Macy's, where the store's Christmas window opens.

 The “turkey pardon” Pardoning the turkey simply means preventing it from ending up on the White House table. The turkey pardon dates back to the 1970s, but it was George W. Bush who established it as a tradition. Thereafter, every US president in the White House also pardons a turkey. The tradition has taken root and sometimes pardoned turkeys are even given names and become very popular for a few days.

 It's about sharing and giving Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, so there is no set date for it. The celebration does not have a religious meaning, but rather has more to do with union, gratitude and meeting with family and friends. The famous turkey is the center of the Thanksgiving table, surrounded by other dishes , such as stuffing, mashed potatoes and other specialties. Volunteering is a very common practice during the Thanksgiving season, when communities come together and help the less fortunate.

 Thanksgiving as a national holiday thanks to a woman New York was one of the first states to adopt the official annual Thanksgiving holidays, but it was a woman, Sarah Josepha Hale , who bet on making Thanksgiving a national holiday. It took her 36 years of editorial work, sending letters to governors and presidents. But she finally achieved her goal and the day was approved as a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. For this reason, Sarah Josepha Hale receives the name of "The mother of Thanksgiving".

 A little history about Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day , has its origins in a harvest festival, during which people gave thanks for the previous summer's harvest. The first Thanksgiving took place in 1621, when Plymouth settlers and Wampanoag Native Americans shared a fall harvest feast. Native Americans taught pilgrims from Europe how to grow corn, fish in rivers, and avoid poisonous plants. The first Thanksgiving dinner was a celebration hosted by William Bradford, the leader of the pilgrims, and the Wampanoag Massasoit. The celebration is said to have lasted for three days!

 Question: Statistically, what is America's favorite Thanksgiving side dish? Answer: Filler

 Question: What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey at Thanksgiving? Answer: Ham

 Question: Which state consumes the most turkey each Thanksgiving ? Answer: California

 Question: How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh? Answer: About 15 pounds

 Question: What actual folk song title is The New England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving Day ? Answer: Over the river and through the forest

 Question: Black Friday isn't the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving . Which is the other? Answer: Native American Heritage Day

 Question: How many people participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year? Answer: About 8,000

Question: On average, how many people attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year? Answer: Approximately 3.5 million

 Question: In what year did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade have its first balloons ? Answer: 1928

 Question: What year did Adam Sandler release The Thanksgiving Song ? Answer: 1992

 Question: What 18-minute monologue is performed on many rock and classic rock stations every Thanksgiving ? Answer: Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant

 Question: In which city does the Thanksgiving parade end with Santa Claus getting a key to the city? Answer: Detroit

 Question: Which city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade ? Answer: Philadelphia