Random Fact 11-24-11: Thanksgiving Day



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Image from juniorfriends.wordpress.com


Happy Turkey Day! Thanksgiving, also known as Turkey Day, is a favorite holiday by many.  It falls on the 4th Thursday of November in the United States and on the 2nd Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrating the good harvest of the Pilgrims shared by the Native Americans. Half wouldn't survived if the Wampanoag Indians hadn't taught the Pilgrims to plant and to fish.



Image from wikipedia.org, The First Thanksgiving by Brownscombe

The traditions are very similar in Canada and the United States. Canadians celebrate earlier most likely due to their winter beginning earlier there.

Perhaps you learned something new on Turkey Day 2011!