Happy Thanksgiving!

Did you know that today is Thanksgiving in the United States?

Thanksgiving is a national holiday which is celebrated for the most part in the United States and Canada. In Canada, Thanksgiving takes place on the second Monday of October whereas in the United States it is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. This holiday is seen as day to give thanks for the harvest from the previous year.

People tend to spend Thanksgiving with their families and it is traditional to roast a turkey with stuffing inside on this day.

Other traditions include:

• making cranberry sauce.
  
• pulling on the wishbone from the turkey (it is said to be good luck to get the biggest part).
• some typical Thanksgiving vegetable dishes include sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes or corn. For desert, many families make pumpkin pie.
• in many cities there are Thanksgiving parades. 
  
  
  

  

  Mashed Potatoes

  

  Turkey

  

  Cranberry Sauce

  

  Parade

  

  Pumpkin Pie