How much do you know about Thanksgiving Day? Here's a video about this festivity:

The real history of Thanksgiving's Day

in History.com

Thanksgiving Jokes

Spot the Big TurkeyA lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked the stock boy, 'Do these turkeys get any bigger?'
The stock boy answered, 'No ma'am, they're dead.'

Big Turkeys and Little TurkeysIf a big turkey is called a gobbler, what do you call a little turkey.
A goblet.

Hanging the TurkeyYoung Simon was sitting in his grandmother's kitchen, watching her prepare the Thanksgiving meal.
'What are you doing?' Simon enquired.
'Oh, I'm just stuffing the turkey,' his grandmother replied.
'Wow, that's cool.' Simon remarked. 'Are you going to hang it next to the deer?'



The Secret of Stuffing a TurkeyHow many cooks does it take to stuff a turkey? Only one, but you REALLY have to squeeze to get him in.

Grave HumorWhat did the hen tell the naughty chicks? If you your father could see you now he would turn in his gravy.

The Man Who Forgot to Buy a Turkey for Thanksgiving

It's the day before Thanksgiving, and the butcher is just locking up when a man begins pounding on the front door.
'Please let me in, 'says the man desperately. 'I forgot to buy a turkey, and my wife will kill me if I don't come home with one.'
'Okay, 'says the butcher.' Let me see what I have left.' He goes into the freezer and discovers that there's one last scrawny turkey left. He brings it out to show the man.
'That's one is too skinny. What else you got?' says the man.
The butcher takes the bird back into the freezer and waits a few minutes and brings the same turkey back out to the man.
'Oh, no, 'says the man, 'That one doesn't look any better. You better give me both of them!'

Today is Thanksgiving Day!

Tomorrow watch Thanksgiving Day Parade live online

Tomorrow- Thanksgiving Day - you can watch the famous Macy's Thanksgiving Parade online live from the streets of New York. The Earthcam website provides a view of the Parade. Visit http://www.earthcam.com/

In the meanwhile, have a look at some moments of last year's parade:

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day

Here am I

With such a need to thank

But, what to thank for?

The sweet rain

The blowing wind

The solid Earth

The blazing Sun

I thank you all.

I thank the farmers

The animals

The great harvest

And God.

I give thanks to all the helpers

To the corn

The pumpkins

And carrots.

I thank the feast on my table

The family around me

The life I have

The turkey I am eating.

Here am I

On Thanksgiving Day.

                                                                         Bárbara Nanim

                                                                           12ºJ

The only one who can find no reasons to thank for ...

Thanksgiving thoughts

When you sit down with your loved ones for your Thanksgiving dinner, be thankful for everyone and everything that makes it possible. Look your family and friends in the eye and express to them your gratitude for sharing this wonderful time together.
Thanksgiving is a very special holiday. Embrace those around you and your ability to give thanks to those you love.

Barton Goldsmith

How To Cook Turkey For Thanksgiving & Christmas That Is Always Moist & Juicy...

We don't have Thanksgiving roast turkey in Portugal, but we do have Christmas turkey. Portuguese moms always complain about the meat - either too dry or too juicy. Would you (or your moms) like to surprise your guests this coming Christmas and cook a wonderfully crispy, roast, golden turkey? Then watch this video, learn, practise and enjoy!

Thanksgiving Parade

Just check out this Thanksgiving Parade!
This one shows the Pilgrims, the turkey...but you can watch the other videos on YouTube and be delighted with floating characters, musicals and much more!

Thanksgiving Day

Turkey Dinner Dance

"Freedom from Want" by Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) is one of the most important American painters and illustraters. He became famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios that he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over more than four decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the Four Freedom Series which include this Thanksgiving portrait.

Thanksgiving Recipes

Marshmallows Pilgrims Hats
Ingredients
• 24 chocolate-striped shortbread cookies
• 12-ounce package of chocolate chips
• 24 marshmallows
• tube of yellow decorators' frosting



Instructions
1. Set the chocolate-striped cookies stripes down on a wax-paper-covered tray, spacing them well apart.
2. Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave or double boiler.
3. One at a time, stick a wooden toothpick into a marshmallow, dip the marshmallow into the melted chocolate, and promptly center it atop a cookie.
4. Using a second toothpick to lightly hold down the marshmallow, carefully pull out the first toothpick.
5. Chill the hats until the chocolate sets, then pipe a yellow decorators' frosting buckle on the front of each hat


Gobble me up



Ingredients
• Apple
• Clementine or navel orange
• Pear
• Dried apricot
• Peanut butter or cream cheese
• Mini chocolate chips
• Nut (we used a cashew)
• Dried cranberry




Instructions
1. Arrange apple and clementine or navel orange slices on a plate as shown, and lay a cored pear half on top.
2. Use scissors to halve a dried apricot, then snip small triangles from each half and tuck them under the pear to form the feet.
3. Finally, use peanut butter or softened cream cheese to attach mini chocolate chip eyes, a nut beak, and a dried cranberry snood.

Research done by Elisabete Carvalho in http://familyfun.go.com/thanksgiving/18-classic-thanksgiving-desserts

One week before Thanksgiving - America prepares for the big Festivity!

Thanksgiving is one of the most important national holidays in the United States. It is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day, families gather together, and many people say prayers of thanks for the year’s blessings. In many homes, a big dinner of roast turkey and dressing is served. Thanksgiving is traditionally a harvest festival. Similar festivals are celebrated in many parts of the world to give thanks after the year’s crops have been safely harvested.

Watch History of Thanksgiving — History.com Video
and learn about the historical origins of Thanksgiving