Презентация " День Благодарения"

Thanksgiving Day

Подготовила: Тамочкина Г.Г учитель

английского языка МБОУ гимназия №10

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States on the last Thursday in November. This holiday is one of the big six major holidays of the year. People of all faiths celebrate this day. They give thanks for the many good things in their lives.

A group of people (Pilgrims) decided to leave England for America. They wanted to be free to practice their religion. They wanted a new and better life. On the 16 th September they left England. There were about a hundred of them. Their ship was called “Mayflower ”.

The Pilgrims’ first winter was very difficult. They had arrived too late to grow any crops. Without fresh food half of the Pilgrims died.

There were people living in America before the Pilgrims arrived. These people were the Native American Indians. They hunted, fished and farmed to survive.

The Indians shared their knowledge of hunting, fishing and farming . They also taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn.

The colonists had much to be thankful for, so they planned a feast. Local Indian chief and ninety Indians were present.

They prepared a big dinner of turkey, corn, beans and pumpkins. They invited their Indian friends to share this three day feast. The Indians brought their food to the feast, too.

American still celebrate Thanksgiving day in the fall. Turkey is still the main dish and pumpkin pie and cranberry pie are the most popular desserts.

It reminds us that our food comes from the earth. Indian corn is used as a decoration. People usually go to church in the morning or in the afternoon. All people give thanks for the good things that they have.

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