Demystifying Thanksgiving

Demystifying Thanksgiving Fall Fall 1621 1789 * Chenkaieina The Pilgrims, early setflers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest included games. The first national Thanksgiving was declared by President George Washington. It did not include women or children. Fall 1863 Chenkegiin Thanksgiving became a national holiday, to be observed the last Thursday of November, by proclamation under President Abraham Lincoln. What to eat at Thanksgiving Dinner? + First Thanksgiving dinner (1621) Traditionnal Thanksgiving dinner 3000 calories 50 14 MILLION MILLION AMERICANS eat Thanksgiving diner af a RESTAURANT pumpkin pies are eafen at Thanksgiving. 5% ) Popular Reasons 31% 22% No cookinggcleaning 31% Prefer to celebrate at a restaurant 15% Dining companion's preference 15% Don't have space to host 12% 12% Travelling, can't cook 22% 15% Don't know 5% 15% 42.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend. * Some funny turkey stats * In 2011, U.S. consumption of furkey was 16.1 pounds per person. Turkey consumption (usA) X2 1970 2011 2,5 billion pounds 5 billion pounds Turkeys will have 3500 feathers at maturity. The heaviest furkey ever raised was 86 pounds about the large dog Size of a * How do we call this bird in different countries? * In Turkish the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India") In India it's called "Peru" In Arabic the bird is called "Greek chicken" In Greek it's called "French chicken" In French it's called "Indian chicken" > But the bird is indigenous to none of these places! ča 5 MOST POPULAR WAYS TO SERVE LEFTOVER TURKEY S SANDWICH STEW SOUP CASSEROLE BURGER is the NUMBER OF PLACES in the U.S. named after Thanksgiving's fraditional main course Loujaiana Cexas Arizona North Carolina TURKEY CREEK TURKEY TURKEY CREEK TURKEY http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features special_editions/cb11-ff21.html http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-21/home/30427895 1 thanksgiving-turkey-thanksgiving-day http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/11/surprising-thanksgiving-day-food-facts http://www.ibtimes.com/thanksgiving-2011-travel-tips-statistics-ways-save-time-and-money-372914 http://www.eatturkey.com/consumer/stats/stats.html http://www.whsv.com/seasonal/misc/33852054.html http://www.restaurant.org/pressroom/pressrelease/?ID=2191 http://blog.chron.com/insidepolicy/2011/11/statistics-to-help-you-survive-thanksgiving-2 http://pay.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/13gjpv/til_that_in_turkish_the_bird_we_call a turkey_is Cutting Boards USA