Thanksgiving-Charlie-Brown-Snoopy1With Thanksgiving just around the corner, there’s surely more than a few goals out there that people everywhere would like to set for the holidays. Whether its spending quality time with your family, getting everyone properly fed, or preparing for the holiday season. With these goals in mind, you think think of the goal of Thanksgiving? What was it all about? Who was it for? What was the exact goal of celebrating Thanksgiving? Here are some fun and interesting facts about Thanksgiving that will hopefully put these goals in perspective: The Plymouth Pilgrims were the very first to celebrate the Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims cruised throughout the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America. They sailed on the ship, …show more content…
Given that 1947, the National Turkey Federation has provided a live turkey and two dressed turkeys to the Head of state. The Head of state does not eat the live turkey. He "pardons" it and permits it to endure its days on a historical farm. In the United States, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving parties. Each year, the average American consumes somewhere in between 16 - 18 pounds of turkey. Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is commemorated on the 4th Thursday in November in the United States. Although, Thanksgiving is widely thought about an American holiday, it is likewise celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season. Now did you think we’d end this one without mentioning the main course? Turkey is the symbol for Thanksgiving. Everyone’s goal for Thanksgiving is to get home to a slice to turkey. So without further ado; interesting turkey facts you can take with you to your next big