Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving  is a uniquely American tradition. A harvest festival, it is also believed that originally it was a day to thank the “native Indian” population who helped the Pilgrims in America with farming, fishing and hunting. Even though there is some dispute, the first Thanksgiving is believed to have taken place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621.

It is now a day to celebrate with family and friends over Turkey dinner and Football. Every year millions of turkeys are cooked on this day and one of the birds is pardoned by the president in the white house.

The day after Thanksgiving is also the official start of Christmas Shopping season and is known as Black Friday. On this day retailers are meant to go into the "black" with big sales and discounted prices. So now it has become another holiday tradition to line up in front of electronic and other stores after the Turkey dinner to get the best discounts and deals.

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• My New Headgear!

  
  Pixiepine — Authority: 123
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• Turkeys

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 531
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• Thanksgiving mini-book

  
  Teacher's love — Authority:
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  Just A lil Biz — Authority: 148
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  I Am A Boomer — Authority: 103
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• High Hopes Challenge #52

  
  Wild Dragonfly Designs — Authority: 120
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• Joke #45

  
  Daily Cow — Authority: 503
  Q. What would happen if the Pilgrims had killed cats instead of turkeys? A. We’d eat pussy every Thanksgiving.
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• Free patterns and charts

  
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• ...for tea parties

  
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• Artsy Bloggers Roundup #85

  
  The Artful Crafter — Authority: 127
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• Would You Rather Eat Pumpkin or Pecan Pie?

  
  YumSugar — Authority: 662
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• Tales of Thanksgiving Food and Friendship

  
  Not Just The Kitchen — Authority: 113
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• Sundays with Marlena Spieler - Libyan Spicy Pumpkin Dip

  
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• Stewed Dog Is Delicious: The Carnivore’s Conundrum

  
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• 30 Days of Thanksgiving ~ Day 7

  
  Remote Treechanger — Authority: 426
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• H.O.P.E needs your help to make their Thankgiving Dinner Collection a success

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 548
  The Hispanic Organization for Progress and Education is beginning to collect food and donations for its Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Collection. This year’s goal will be to collect food for 100 families and in previous years, with your assistance, the goal is always exceeded. Your donation of $70 will help ...
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• Boxed Thanksgiving Dinner - To Go!

  
  Flour Girls & Dough Boys — Authority:
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• Thanksgiving Feast - The Gravy

  
  Stacy's Random Thoughts — Authority: 130
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• Fortune-Nuts

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 158
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• Cajun Smoked Turkey

  
  Just A lil Biz — Authority: 148
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