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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Thanksgiving Day (1)

•IN INDIA: 15th of August.
•IN CANADA: 2nd Monday in October.
•IN THE U.S.A.: 4th Thursday in November.
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Enter this site: http://www.thanksgiving-day.org/when-thanksgiving-day.htmlday.org/when-thanksgiving-day.html

Click on Origin of Thanksgiving Day.
Read it and complete the following text:

The pilgrims reached ___(a name)_______ rock on ___( a date)_______ 1620 after a sea journey of ____(a number)________days. Though the original destination was somewhere in the northern part of Virginia, they could not reach the place owing to winds blowing them off course. Nearly _______(a number)____ pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter. However, in the spring of 1621, ____(a name)___________ , a native Indian taught the pilgrims to survive by growing food.

1 comment:

Terry said...

The pilgrims reached PLYMOUTH rock on DECEMBER 11th 1620 after a sea journey of 66 days. Though the original destination was somewhere in the northern part of Virginia, they could not reach the place owing to winds blowing them off course. Nearly 46 pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter. However, in the spring of 1621, SQUANTO, a native Indian taught the pilgrims to survive by growing food.