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Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival.

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It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the

United States.

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Thanksgiving is one of the most popular holidays in the United

States of America. Traditionally, Thanksgiving is a holiday that

Americans spend together with their families who enjoy a

Thanksgiving meal which usually includes the traditional Thanksgiving turkey.

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THE PILGRIMSwho celebrated the first thanksgiving

in America, were fleeing religious prosecution in England. On Sept. 6,

1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship called the Mayflower.

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When the Pilgrims arrived in America,

life was very difficult and their crops wouldn´t grow. They soon

became hungry and sick.

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A Native Indian decided to help them. His name was

Squanto and he belonged to the Wampanoag tribe.

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Squanto and his people gave the Pilgrims food and taught them how to hunt, fish and grow corn.

The next harvest was a good one. The Pilgrims decided to celebrate with a feast and invited the Native Indians who had helped them. It was their way of saying THANK YOU!

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THANKSGIVING DINNER

The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving

is a large meal, generally centered around a large

roasted turkey. The majority of the dishes of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods

native to the New World.

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THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS

Turkey

Football

Parades

Making wishes

Giving thanks

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BLACK FRIDAY

Black Friday is a term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, which is

the beginning of the traditional Christmas

shopping season.

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Black Friday is not an official holiday, but many employees have the day off, which increases the

number of potential shoppers.

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Many retailers open extremely early, with most of the retailers typically opening at 5AM or even earlier. Upon opening, retailers offer door buster deals and loss leaders

to draw people to their stores.

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The term "Black Friday" originated in reference to the

heavy traffic on that day. Recently, people have used it

instead to refer to the beginning of the period in

which retailers go from being in the red to being in the

black.

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Buy Nothing Dayis an international day of

protest against consumerism. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North

America and the following day internationally, in 2009

the dates are November 27 and 28 respectively.

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BUY NOTHING DAY DEMONSTRATION

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