What meat was brought by Native Americans to the First Thanksgiving?
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Mayweather passenger Edward Winslow wrote that the Indians arrived with an offering of five deer.
An Indian tribe taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land and were invited to the Thanksgiving meal. Which Indian tribe was at the “First Thanksgiving”?
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The feast was shared between the English colonists of Plymouth and the Wampanoag Native Americans.
Which country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October?
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Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on a different date because the second Monday of October is when the Canadian harvest would end.
Which food was definitely NOT served at the “First Thanksgiving”?
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The reason we know potatoes were not part of the feast is because potatoes are native to South America. They hadn’t been introduced to North America by the time of the “First Thanksgiving.”
A president’s proclamation designated the national day of Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday of November. Which president proclaimed the last Thursday in November to be the official day for Thanksgiving?
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Abraham Lincolnn made the proclamation in 1863.
How long did the “First Thanksgiving” feast last?
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53 Pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Native Americans took part in the three-day feast after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621.
What is a baby turkey called?
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A young turkey that is less than 4 weeks old is called a poult.
One president refused to endorse the Thanksgiving tradition when he declined to make a proclamation. Which president refused Thanksgiving as a holiday?
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Thomas Jefferson refused to endorse the tradition, when he declined to make a proclamation in 1801. For Jefferson, supporting the holiday meant supporting state-sponsored religion, since Thanksgiving is rooted in Puritan religious traditions.
A cornucopia is a popular symbol of Thanksgiving. The word comes from the Latin cornu copaie. What does that translate to?
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Cornu copiae means “horn of plenty.” The cornucopia is thought to represent the horn of a goat from Greek mythology.
What is the day after Thanksgiving called?
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Black Friday — AKA the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. — is the day that marks the start of the Christmas shopping season.
