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Slide 1: Thanksgiving: An American Tradition
Slide 2: The First Settlers: The Pilgrims   Pilgrims left England in search of religious freedom They went to Holland but didn´t like it and left for the New World (America)
Slide 3: The New World  On September 6th, 1620 the Pilgrims left Europe to go to America on a boat called the Mayflower
Slide 4: Plymouth, Massachusetts    They first arrived to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621 This is the year of the first Thanksgiving Monument  Plymouth Rock
Slide 5: Macy´s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Slide 6: History    1924- First Macy´s parade Macy´s employees marched down 34´th Street in Manhattan, NY The parade had floats and music
Slide 7: History 2  1927- The parade added live animals and balloons  Santa Claus comes at the end of the parade and simbolizes the finale
Slide 8: Macy´s parade continued    1947- 1´st national telecast 1947- Miracle on 34´th Street movie made with real footage of parade 1955- Parade first shown on TV on NBC
Slide 9: The parade today  Helium balloons with characters such as: Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog, Bugs Bunny, Snoopy, Felix the Cat (1´st balloon ever used)  Floats  Broadway acts, Marching Bands, Radio City Rockettes, Celebrities
Slide 11: Homecoming    Welcomes back former students to their University Watch a sports game (usually football) Announcing of the Homecoming King and Queen as voted by students
Slide 12: Thanksgiving Meal  Here are some of the typical Thanksgiving foods  Typical to New England region  Same foods as eaten at 1 ´st Thanksgiving
Slide 13: Giving Thanks     Before the meal we give thanks for the good things we have in our lives ie: health, family, friends, food, homes, jobs,etc… Mention loved ones who have passed away Dig in!
Slide 14: An American Tradition