THANKSGIVING DAY

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day  or Jour de l'Action de grâce in Canadian French is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

To know more about this traditional holiday, have a look to this two interesting links where you can discover how to applay Thanksging Day in the classroom and how to elaborate delicious recipes.

Applaying Thanksgiving in the Classroom

Recipes of Thanksgiving

However if you want to know how Thanksgiving is celebrated nowadays in the United States of America, look at this PDF article from Wikipedia.

Thanksgiving Traditions PDF

And now, let's listen to one of the most popoular Thanksging song for children.

And finally let's watch a funny video about the History of this holiday.