My name is Lisa. I have decided that Thanksgiving is not given its fair share of the holiday season. So I am campaigning to SAVE THANKSGIVING!!!!!
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles...Home for the Holidays...Dutch...and OF COURSE....A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!!!!!Fun Quiz - Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in the right spirit?
How the Turkey Got Its NameThere are a number of explanations for the origin of the name of Thanksgiving's favorite dinner guest. Some believe Christopher Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, and believed the bird he discovered (the turkey) was a type of peacock. He therefore called it 'tuka,' which is 'peacock' in Tamil, an Indian language.Though the turkey is actually a type of pheasant, one can't blame the explorer for trying.The Native American name for turkey is 'firkee'; some say this is how turkeys got their name. Simple facts, however, sometimes produce the best answers—when a turkey is scared, it makes a "turk, turk, turk" noise. Turkey Facts* At one time, the turkey and the bald eagle were each considered as the national symbol of America. Benjamin Franklin was one of those who argued passionately on behalf of the turkey. Franklin felt the turkey, although "vain and silly", was a better choice than the bald eagle, whom he felt was "a coward". * According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the U.S. at Thanksgiving—that's one sixth of all turkeys sold in the U.S. each year. American per capita consumption of turkeys has soared from 8.3 pounds in 1975 to 18.5 pounds last year. * Last year, 2.7 billion pounds of turkey was processed in the United States. * In 1995, retail sales of turkey reached approximately $4.4 billion. They are expected to reach $4.7 billion in 2000. * Age is a determining factor in taste. Old, large males are preferable to young toms (males) as tom meat is stringy. The opposite is true for females: old hens are tougher birds. * A turkey under sixteen weeks of age is called a fryer, while a young roaster is five to seven months old. * Turkeys are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere. * Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. They can also see in color, and have excellent visual acuity and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking up on them difficult. However, turkeys have a poor sense of smell (what's cooking?), but an excellent sense of taste. * Domesticated turkeys cannot fly. Wild turkeys, however, can fly for short distances at speeds up to 55 miles per hour. They can also reach speeds of 25 miles per hour on the ground. * Turkeys sometimes spend the night in trees. * Turkeys can have heart attacks: turkeys in fields near the Air Force test areas over which the sound barrier was broken were known to drop dead from the shock of passing jets * The ballroom dance known as the Turkey Trot was named for the short, jerky steps a turkey makes.
1, 2, 3 Thanksgiving by W. Nikola-Lisa A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood A Strawbeater's Thanksgiving by Irene Smalls A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott Huff and Puff on Thanksgiving by Jean Warren Its Thanksgiving by Jack Prelutsky Thanksgiving Day at Our House: Thanksgiving Poems for the Very Young by Nancy Carlstrom The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern Thanksgiving Day by Gail Gibbons (Holiday House) Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl by Kate Waters (Scholastic, Inc.) Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy by Kate Waters (Scholastic, Inc.) The Night Before Thanksgiving by Natasha Wing Thanksgiving is For Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland
Thanksgiving Survey
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Where will you be eating this Thanksgiving? Home
Will you be watching a game this Thanksgiving? Of Course
How long will you spend eating your thanksgiving meal? ALL DAY
Are you worried about putting on weight this Thanksgiving? No holiday calories do not count
What do you normally eat at Thanksgiving? Turkey and all of the sides
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? Turkey and Cranberry sauce
What will you be thankful for this Thanksgiving? Time off work
What is your best Thanksgiving memory? Turkey smell first thing in the morning
Do you give cards or presents at Thanksgiving? Not usually
Are you planning on going shopping the day after Thanksgiving? I plan on sleeping the day after Thanksgiving
Will you be waking up early to hit the sales? see last question
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