Thursday, November 20, 2008

November 27 - Thanksgiving Day


Did you know that...
  • Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?
  • in Canada, Thanksgiving is in October?
  • the turkey, the cornucopia, the corn or the pumpkin are the symbols of this holiday?
  • people give thanks for everything good in their lives?
  • every year, the President of the United States pardons the life of a turkey, which ends up in Disneyland?
  • every year, there's a spectacular parade in many American cities like New York or Chicago?
If you want to learn more, check this weblink:

http://www.thanksgiving-day.org/thanksgiving-day-tradition.html

About the Presidential Turkey Pardoning Ceremony:

Some photos:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/thanksgiving/photoessay/
http://www.elpais.com/fotografia/gente/corazon/Bush/ablanda/par/pavos/elpfot/20081126elpepuage_7/Ies/ (in Spanish)
And the story:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tgturkey2.html


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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