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THANKSGIVING STORY

The group of people who wanted to free the Church of England from the King's rule, making it "pure" were known as the Puritans. To escape the rule of the King and his church, around 100 men, women and children left their homeland, with their dream of religious freedom. They sailed on a ship, the Mayflower - on a pilgrimage to the New World.
These brave travelers - the Pilgrims - landed in Plymouth after their long six-week journey. It was December 11, 1620. The cold winter had set in. The land was strange to them, and nothing seemed familiar.
The winter was long, cold, and very hard for the Pilgrims. Luckily, Native Americans helped by supplying them with seeds and food, teaching them about their new home, and giving them the skills needed to survive in a strange, new land.
The first year in their new home was hard for the Pilgrims. Many died. With seeds and plants received from the Native Americans, the Pilgrims planted crops. The fall harvest was a good one. To celebrate their good fortune, the Pilgrims had a feast of thanksgiving.
Many foods were cooked for the feast - wild turkey, duck, and venison were probably served, along with fish, pumpkins, squash, corn, sweet potatoes, and cranberries. Captain Miles Standish, the leader of the Pilgrims invited all of the Native Americans who had helped them so much during their first year. Everyone had a good day of thanksgiving. The feast lasted for three days!
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. The date and whereabouts of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention, though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida. Despite scholarly research to the contrary, the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.
Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
JOBS-COUNTRYSIDE-RULES-CUTURE -test-


MAKE A TURKEY
Questo lavoro (cl. 5^), semplice e di grande effetto, può essere realizzato in classe con pochi materiali, facilmente reperibili:
- anima di un rotolo di carta igienica
- foglietto di velina marrone
- pezzetti di cartoncino giallo, rosso, arancione, bianco,...
- colla
- forbici
2- Ritagliare 10 penne di vari colri (per il modello si veda il post pubblicato precedentemente)
3- Dal cartoncino arancione ritagliare due zampette, due ali e il becco
4- Sul cartoncino bianco disegnare gli occhi e i bargigli e riagliarli
5- Con il cartoncino giallo, ottenere un cartellino sul quale scrivere "Give Thanks"
6- Ritagliare dal cartoncino nero il cappello e, se si desidera, disegnarvici il cinturino
7- Quando tutti i pezzi sono pronti, assemblarli con la colla
Sulle penne si possono scrivere le frasi per cui si vuole ringraziare.
es.: I'm thankful for ...
- I'm thankful for my parents.
- I'm thankful for my family. (se necessario, richamare la differenza tra "family" e "parents" -false friend)
- I'm thankful for my friends.
- I'm thankful for the blue sky.
- I'm thankful for the beautiful nature.
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24-11-2009 "Blog ricco di risorse....Finalmente l'ho trovato!!!! Grazie" Antonella
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E' bene puntare su tradizioni e aspetti culturali molto vivi in tali Paesi.
Qui di seguito vi propongo una scheda, sintetica, ma chiara, da proporre agli alunni riguardo la storia del Thanksgiving.
Nel blog potrete recuperare anche una scheda che parla di come oggi si festeggia il Thanksgiving.
Seguiranno proposte di attività pratiche.

COMMENTI
24-11-2009 "Complimenti per il blog...devo ringraziarti tanto per i suggerimenti di lavoro" Matilde
WHEN IS
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION, 20 JUNE 1676

The Council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th day of this instant June, as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for such his Goodness and Favour, many Particulars of which mercy might be Instanced, but we doubt not those who are sensible of God's Afflictions, have been as diligent to espy him returning to us; and that the Lord may behold us as a People offering Praise and thereby glorifying Him; the Council doth commend it to the Respective Ministers, Elders and people of this Jurisdiction; Solemnly and seriously to keep the same Beseeching that being perswaded by the mercies of God we may all, even this whole people offer up our bodies and soulds as a living and acceptable Service unto God by Jesus Christ."
PROCLAMA DEL PRESIDENTE GEORGE WASHINGTON - 3 ottobre 1789


General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houfes of Congress have, by their joint committee, requefted me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to eftablifh a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and affign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of thefe States to the fervice of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our fincere and humble thanksfor His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the fignal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpofitions of His providence in the courfe and conclufion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have fince enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to eftablish Conftitutions of government for our fafety and happinefs, and particularly the national one now lately instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are bleffed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffufing useful knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleafed to confer upon us.
And also, that we may then unite in moft humbly offering our prayers and fupplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and befeech Him to pardon our national and other tranfgreffions;-- to enable us all, whether in publick or private ftations, to perform our feveral and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a bleffing to all the people by conftantly being a Government of wife, juft, and conftitutional laws, difcreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all fovereigns and nations (especially fuch as have shewn kindnefs unto us); and to blefs them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increafe of fcience among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind fuch a degree of temporal profperity as he alone knows to be beft.
GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-nine.
(signed) G. Washington
Source: The Massachusetts Centinel, Wednesday, October 14, 1789

TRANSLATE
“Poiché è il dovere di tutte le Nazioni riconoscere la provvidenza di Dio Onnipotente e obbedire alla sua volontà, di essere grati per i suoi benefici e di implorare umilmente la sua protezione e il suo favore – e poiché entrambe le Camere del Parlamento mi hanno chiesto, attraverso la loro Commissione congiunta, “di raccomandare al Popolo/alla Gente degli Stati Uniti una giornata di pubblico ringraziamento e preghiera da osservare riconoscendo con cuori grati i molti segnati favori di Dio Onnipotente, in modo particolare dando loro l’opportunità di stabilire pacificamente una forma di governo per la loro sicurezza e felicità.’Adesso io raccomando e stabilisco che giovedì 26 novembre prossimo sia dedicato dalla Gente/ dal Popolo di questi Stati al servizio di quel grande e glorioso Essere, che è l’Autore benefico di tutto il bene che è stato, che è o che sarà Che noi possiamo allora unirci tutti nel rendere a lui i nostri grazie sinceri ed umili – per la sua gentile premura e protezione del Popolo di questo paese prima che diventasse una Nazione – per le molte e segnate mercedi e le interposizioni favorevoli della sua provvidenza, di cui abbiamo fatto esperienza nel corso e nella conclusione dell’ultima guerra – per il grande grado di tranquillità, unione e abbondanza di cui abbiamo da allora goduto – per il modo pacifico e razionale con cui ci è stato permesso di istituire costituzioni di governo per la nostra sicurezza e felicità, e in particolare per quella nazionale recentemente ordinata, per la libertà civile e religiosa con cui siamo benedetto e i mezzo che possediamo per acquisire e diffondere i saperi utili; e in generale per tutti i favori grandi e svariati che Egli si è compiaciuto di conferirci”.