Thanksgiving Day

The first Thanksgiving celebration was in ............ .

• 1721

• 1621

• 2021

Thanksgiving was originally a celebration to give thanks for a good ........................

• year

• day

• harvest

About one hundred English men, women and children sailed to America on the ship .................................. in 1620

• The Mayflower

• The Pirates

• The North Wind

In 1863, president .............................. made Thanksgiving Day in November a national holiday.

• Barack Obama

• Abraham Lincoln

• Donald Trump

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth ...........................of November.

• Monday

• Sunday

• Thursday

The Thanksgiving meal usually consists of a big roast ........................, sweet potatoes, cornbread and cranberry sauce.

• chicken

• turkey

• lamb

On Thanksgiving Day there is a big ..............................in New York.

• parade

• sale

• film

A few days before Thanksgiving, there’s  a funny ceremony at the White House. The ..................... officially pardons a turkey! The turkey goes to live on a farm for the rest of its life.

• Mayor

• President

• First Lady

The Day after Thanksgiving Day is called ................................... . It’s the start of the Christmas shopping season. The shops are full of people buying Christmas presents for their families and friends.

• Black Friday

• Christmas

• Easter