THANKSGIVING DAY

America celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a harvest festival that dates back to 1621, the year after Pilgrims from England arrived in Massachusetts.

Who were the Pilgrims?

The Pilgrims were the first settlers of America. They sailed away from England in September 1620, on a small ship called the Mayflower, in the hope of finding a new home where they could live in peace and freely practice their faith. It took them 66 days to reach America from England.

The first Thanksgiving

Only half of the 110 Pilgrims who left England in 1620 survived that first year. Many died during the first winter. The survivors turned for help to neighbouring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next Autumn harvest was plentiful and inspired the Pilgrims to give thanks by holding a three-day feast.

Thanksgiving became an official national holiday 200 years later, when in 1863 President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November a national day of thanksgiving. In 1941 the US Congress passed a law officially establishing the celebration of Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.

Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving is widely known as Black Friday and is often said to be the biggest Christmas shopping day in America.

Día de Acción de Gracias

América celebra el Día de Acción de Gracias el cuarto jueves de Noviembre. Es una fiesta de la cosecha que se remonta a 1621, un año después de que los Peregrinos llegasen a Massachusetts.

¿Quiénes fueron los peregrinos?

Los peregrinos fueron los primeros colonos de América. Zarparon de Inglaterra en Septiembre de 1620, en un pequeño barco llamado “Mayflower”, con la esperanza de encontrar un nuevo hogar donde poder vivir en paz y practicar libremente su fe. Tardaron 66 días en llegar a América desde Inglaterra.

El primer día de “Acción de Gracias”

Solamente la mitad de los 110 peregrinos que abandonaron Inglaterra en 1620 sobrevivieron aquel primer año. Muchos murieron durante el invierno. Los supervivientes pidieron ayuda a sus vecinos indios quienes les enseñaron como plantar maíz y otros cultivos. Al siguiente otoño la cosecha fue abundante (e inspiró) lo que llevó a los peregrinos a dar gracias celebrando una fiesta durante tres días.

Thanksgiving se convirtió en fiesta nacional oficial 200 años más tarde, cuando en 1862 el Presidente Lincoln proclamó el último jueves de noviembre como día nacional de acción de gracias. En 1941 el congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó una ley estableciendo oficialmente la celebración del día de Thanksgiving el cuarto jueves de noviembre.

Viernes negro.

El día posterior a Thanksgiving se conoce como “Black Friday” y se dice que es el mayor día de compras de Navidad en América.

THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY

A POEM

I'm a Little Turkey

I'm a little turkey,
My name is Ted.
Here are my feathers
Here is my head.
Gobble, gobble, gobble,
Is what I say,
Quick! Run! It's Thanksgiving Day!

SILLY TURKEY

THANKSGIVING PUZZLE

THANKSGIVING SONG

THANKSGIVING WORD SEARCH

GARFIELD'S THANKSGIVING PART 1/2

GARFIELD'S THANKSGIVING PART 2/2

THANKSGIVING

CLASS 3. ACTIVITIES AND GAMES

CLASS 4. ACTIVITIES AND GAMES

FREDERIC CHOPIN

PAUL GAUGUIN

FIND OUT WHY PEOPLE WEAR POPPIES IN NOVEMBER...

In November each year many people wear bright red paper poppies. What are the poppies for? And why November?

Why are these poppies so special?

The First World War finally ended after four long and bloody years of fighting, on November 11 1918. The guns stopped on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

Millions of people were killed in the war and millions more were injured. In the years since 1918, even more people have died in wars around the world including, of course, World War Two.

November 11 was chosen back in 1919 as the special day each year when we would all think about and remember those who had died. To this day, almost 100 years later, at 11am on November 11 many people across Britain stay silent for two minutes to think about those who died.

At first, November 11 was known as Armistice Day because 'armistice' is the word used for an agreement between enemies to stop fighting. These days it is more usually called Remembrance Day or Poppy Day.

So, we know why November 11 is special, but why poppies?

The story begins back in 1915, during World War One…

A doctor called John McCrea, who was working to help soldiers in France, wrote a poem in 1915 about the poppies growing on the graves of dead soldiers. The beginning of the poem goes –

'In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row...'

These poppies are growing wild at Gallipoli, scene of an awful battle in 1915.

Source:
http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/STO521.html

TALES OF 20TH CENTURY

A VISIT TO LONDON

LONDON

SPIDERS AT WORK National Geographic

PETER TCHAIKOVSKY

GUY FAWKES NIGHT

November 5th is Bonfire Night in the UK. Bonfire Night is also known as Guy Fawkes Night.
People in the UK celebrate Bonfire Night because of the Gunpowder Plot. Bonfire Night is also celebrated in some other countries that used to be British colonies, such as New Zealand and parts of the Caribbean.
On November 5th, 1605, Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Their plan was known as The Gunpowder Plot. They failed, and Guy Fawkes and his friends were arrested. They were found guilty, and sentenced to death.
Many people in the UK build bonfires for Bonfire Night. They make life-sized Guy Fawkes dolls, dress them in old clothes, and throw them onto bonfires. Large firework displays are held in towns and cities.

Because fireworks can be very dangerous, it is against the law in the UK to sell fireworks to children.

La Noche de Guy Fawkes, conocida también como Bonfire Night, Bommy Night, Cracker Night y Fireworks Night, es una celebración que se realiza principalmente en el Reino Unido la noche del 5 de noviembre para conmemorar el fracaso del atentado del 5 de noviembre de 1605, conocida como “la conspiración de la pólvora”, con el que una facción de católicos, entre los que se encontraba Guy Fawkes, intentaron volar el parlamento de Londres. Durante esta noche se hacen hogueras con un muñeco encima que representa la figura de Guy Fawkes.

Hasta 1859 era obligatorio en el Reino Unido celebrar la salvación del rey, tradicionalmente la celebración incluía espectáculos pirotécnicos y la construcción de hogueras sobre las que se quemaban los Guys, que eran unos peleles con la efigie de Guy Fawkes, el más conocido de todos los conspiradores de 1605. La víspera del 5 de noviembre los niños usaban los Guys para pedir dinero al grito de "A penny for the guy" ("Un penique para el Guy") para comprar pirotecnia.

The Story Of Guy Fawkes