In our last lesson Farrah told us some facts about Thanksgiving.
So what is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November every year. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in the year 1621, in those days the pilgrims wanted to celebrate their first harvest. When the pilgrims arrived in the new country they had nothing to eat and so the native Americans taught the pilgrims how to grow corn. Without this help they weren't able to survive.
When and how is Thanksgiving celebrated?
Thanksgiving is celebrated every 4th Thursday of November. This celebration is very common in Canada and in the USA.
Thanksgiving is normally celebrated with the whole family, so on this day you meet everybody in your family and you spend some time together. Popular dishes for the meal are: turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn pudding, green beans, pumpkin pie, ...
The day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday". It's the beginning of the Christmas shopping time. On this day shops open very early in the morning or even at midnight. Some shops have great discount offers and it's like a "happy hour". So all people stand in front of closed doors, they don't queue up and this is called "doorbusters".
I think that I would stay at home on this "Black Friday" because I prefer comfortable shopping. You have to know that I hate stress.
