Fun Facts about Turkey Day (a.k.a. Thanksgiving)
by Xico
What things do you think about when it comes to Thanksgiving? How about watching the big match after that feast? Black Friday?
Let's take a look at ten fun and interesting facts about the holiday of Thanksgiving.
1. The "turkey" got its name from Turkish merchants that shipped the birds from Turkey to English several hundreds of years ago.
2. Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving.
3. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, wanted to have the turkey as the national bird instead of the bald eagle.
4. Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday of November.
5. After Thanksgiving, there is a large bargain sale called Black Friday, which is the one of largest nationawide sales of the year.
6. Most of the families in the States gather by the T.V. to watch American football.
7. The first Thanksgiving meal in the 1600's had cooked deer, ducks and geese, ham, lobster, fresh berries, pumpkins, and squash.
8. Some towns in the U.S. use the name turkey.
9. The first Thanksgiving was about celebrating the great harvest.
10. The original Thanksgiving lasted three days.
Who's ready for a feast? Give me seconds!