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Thanksgiving is an annual national holiday in the US celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621. Most Americans join their families for a traditional meal that often includes turkey. The day after Thanksgiving kicks off the Christmas holiday shopping season. Fun facts about turkeys include that the average American eats 16-18 pounds of turkey at Thanksgiving and Californians consume the most turkey. Over 280 million turkeys are sold for Thanksgiving celebrations in the US each year.

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A bit of trivia about America´s favourite family celebration. What is Thanksgiving? It´s an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrim Fathers in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. Most Americans join their family on this occasion. The day after Thanksgiving, known as “black Friday”, kicks off the Christmas Holiday season. Thanksgiving Facts throughout History - Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. - Abraham Lincoln issued a 'Thanksgiving Proclamation' on third October 1863 and officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving. -In 1939, President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would take place on November 23rd, not November 30th, as a way to spur economic growth and extend the Christmas shopping season. - Congress passed a law on December 26, 1941, ensuring that all Americans would celebrate a unified Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year. - Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and two dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live turkey. He "pardons" it and allows it to live out its days on a historical farm. Fun “Turkey Facts” ... - In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations. - Each year, the average American eats somewhere between 16 - 18 pounds of turkey. - Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States. -The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds. It usually has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat. At maturity, it will have 3,500 feathers. - Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly and the heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog. A 16- week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster. - Turkeys have poor night vision and suffer from heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks. .... to finish a lovely evening.. Enjoy your Favourite Thanksgiving dessert : Pumpkin pie with whipped cream .... and go shopping!!!!