Demystifying Thanksgiving
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The Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest included games. It did not include women or children. The first national Thanksgiving was declared by President George Washington. Thanksgiving became a national holiday, to be observed the last Thursday of November, by proclamation under President Abraham Lincoln. Some funny turkey stats 4 2 . 5 m i l l i o n A m e ricans will travel 5 0 m ile s o r m o r e f r o m h o m e d u r i n g t h e T h a n k s g i v i n g w e e k e n d . 5 MOST POPULAR WAYS TO SERVE LEFTOVER TURKEY ❖ ❖ Turkeys will have P o p u la tio n 2 9 2 North Carolina Turkey P o p u la tio n 2 9 4 Arizona Turkey Creek P o p u la tio n 4 2 1 Texas Turkey P o p u la tio n 4 4 1 Louisiana Turkey Creek is the NUMBER OF PLACES in the U.S. named after Thanksgiving’s traditional main course is the NUMBER OF PLACES in the U.S. named after Thanksgiving’s traditional main course T h a n k s g iv i n g Fall 1789 T h a n k s g iv i n g Fall 1621 T h a n k s g iv i n g Fall 1863 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 3000 calories Traditionnal Thanksgiving dinner First Thanksgiving dinner (1621) Popular Reasons No cooking&cleaning 31% Prefer to celebrate at a restaurant 15% Dining companion's preference 15% Don't have space to host 12% Travelling, can't cook 22% Don't know 5% 31% 15% 15% 12% 22% 5% pumpkin pies are eaten at Thanksgiving. What to eat at Thanksgiving Dinner? MILLION AMERICANS eat Thanksgiving diner at a RESTAURANT pumpkin pies are eaten at Thanksgiving. 1970 2,5 billion pounds 2011 5 billion pounds X2 Turkey consumption (USA) Turkey consumption (USA) 5 MOST POPULAR WAYS TO SERVE LEFTOVER TURKEY 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" Turkey sandwich Turkey sandwich Turkey sandwich Turkey stew Turkey sandwich Turkey SOUP Turkey sandwich Turkey casserole Turkey sandwich Turkey burger ★ How do we call this bird in different countries? ★ ➤ But the bird is indigenous to none of these places!
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The Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest
included games.
It did not include women or children.
The first national Thanksgiving was declaredby President George Washington.
Thanksgiving became a national holiday, to be observed the last Thursday of November, by proclamation under
President Abraham Lincoln.
Some funny turkey stats
42.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend.
5 MOST POPULAR WAYS TO SERVE LEFTOVER TURKEY
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Turkeys will have
Population 292
North Carolina
TurkeyPopulation 294
Arizona
Turkey CreekPopulation 421
Texas
TurkeyPopulation 441
Louisiana
Turkey Creek
is the NUMBER OF PLACES in the U.S. named after Thanksgiving’s traditional main courseis the NUMBER OF PLACES in the U.S. named after Thanksgiving’s traditional main course
Thanksgiving
Fall
1789Thanksgiving
Fall
1621
Thanksgiving
Fall
1863
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff21.htmlhttp://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-21/home/30427895_1_thanksgiving-turkey-thanksgiving-dayhttp://fitbottomedgirls.com/2010/11/surprising-thanksgiving-day-food-factshttp://www.ibtimes.com/thanksgiving-2011-travel-tips-statistics-ways-save-time-and-money-372914http://www.eatturkey.com/consumer/stats/stats.htmlhttp://www.whsv.com/seasonal/misc/33852054.htmlhttp://www.restaurant.org/pressroom/pressrelease/?ID=2191http://blog.chron.com/insidepolicy/2011/11/statistics-to-help-you-survive-thanksgiving-2http://pay.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/13gjpv/til_that_in_turkish_the_bird_we_call_a_turkey_is
3000 calories
Traditionnal Thanksgiving dinnerFirst Thanksgiving dinner (1621)
Popular ReasonsNo cooking&cleaning 31%
Prefer to celebrate at a restaurant 15%Dining companion's preference 15%
Don't have space to host 12%Travelling, can't cook 22%
Don't know 5%
31%
15%15%
12%
22%
5%pumpkin pies are eaten
at Thanksgiving.
What to eat at Thanksgiving Dinner?
MILLION AMERICANSeat Thanksgiving diner at a RESTAURANT
pumpkin pies are eatenat Thanksgiving.
19702,5 billion pounds
20115 billion pounds
X2
Turkey consumption (USA)Turkey consumption (USA)
5 MOST POPULAR WAYS TO SERVE LEFTOVER TURKEY
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"
Turkey
sandwichTurkey
sandwich
Turkey
sandwichTurkey
stew
Turkey
sandwichTurkey
SOUP
Turkey
sandwichTurkey
casserole
Turkey
sandwichTurkey
burger
★ How do we call this bird in different countries? ★
➤ But the bird is indigenous to none of these places!
