1. WHAT IS THANKSGIVING?

2. When is Thanksgiving?
It is always on the fourth Thursday
of November.

3. Where is it Celebrated?

4. How did Thanksgiving begin?
In 1620, a group of British people sailed
from England to America in a big ship.

5. How long do you think it took the English
travelers to cross the ocean?
66 DAYS!

6. When the English people arrived in America, the
Native Americans offered them food. They had
a big feast. They were very thankful.

7. How is Thanksgiving celebrated now?

8. One sixth (1/6)
of all turkeys
sold in the U.S.
each year are
consumed on
Thanksgiving
day.

9. Has anyone heard of the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade?
^Pink Panther (1988)
Bugs Bunny (1989) >

10. What was the first balloon in the parade?
Felix the Cat (1927). After the parade, he was let go. He
floated up into the sky. Once he was high up, he
exploded. Several people were injured.

11. < The Cat in the Hat (1997)
Pikachu (2003) >

12. New this
year!