ThanksgivinginUS美国的感恩节(英语).pptVIP

THANKSGIVINGin United States Presented by：Idearat Introduction to our team 1 Origination of Thanksgiving 2 Customs Celebrations 3 Significant symbols 4 Contents ‘’You go to my church, or you go to jail.’’ England Puritans People who all went to the same church. The King’s Church Pilgrims Didn’t want to go to the same church. “You can get out of jail, but you have to leave England.” The Pilgrims didn’t change their minds, and the King made a compromise. In 1620, therefore, 102 pilgrims set sail for America on a ship called the “Mayflower”. Plymouth Massachusetts Plymouth England Tough Journey When they got to America, it was winter and there were no food or houses. The majority of the pilgrims died from sickness, starvation and freezing to death. Kind Indians: People who lived in America already. They offered help to the suffering Pilgrims. Hunting fishing Planting corn pumpkins Building houses out of trees Winter came again, things were better. The fields produced a rich yield. The Pilgrims had food and a place to live. They decided to celebrate, inviting their friends, the Indians. Then there came a great feast which lasted for a whole week. They also played games together. Pictures Show First say a prayer of Thanksgiving to God Big feast! Famous Recipe: Cornbread Potatoes corn English cheese pie Venison (deer meat) Ducks geese Wild turkey Garlic onions Pumpkin pudding Indian pudding The First Thanksgiving Jean Louis Gerome Ferris Statutory Holiday American colonial governments proclaimed Many other days of thanksgiving. President George Washington decreed one for the new nation in 1789, and another in 1795. During the Civil War (1861-1865), President Abraham Lincoln declared a national Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November, 1864. The Congress made it a national holiday in 1941. Still Popular Holiday Everyone gets the whole day off and gets a BIG stomach ache. Thanking people for coming over and coming to their c