Thanksgiving Activity

Task 1 A. What is thanksgiving?    Was a festival to thank God for the autumn harvest . Is a holiday to be thankful about everything you have. this day is celebrated the fourth Thursday in November.  B. Who were the pilgrims? They were a small religious group that sailed to North America. they were looking for religious freedom.          http://www.elcivics.com/esl-thanksgiving   C. What is the Mayflower? Is a small ship in what the pilgrims sailed to North America. http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/mayflower.php  D. Who were the Wampanoag? the Wanpanoag were people who live over North America before any European arrived, and have survived until today. They usually have been called "indians" but they prefer to be called "native people". http://www.plimoth.org/kids/homeworkHelp/wampanoag.php E. What happened to the Pilgrims during the first winter? The winter killed about half of these people. F. What did the Wampanoag do for the pilgrims? they create a relationship. They talked about fishing, planting ang hunting. G. Why did they celebrate the first Thanksgiving? They celebrated the Thanksgiving to thank for the all the food that they collected during autumn haverst to the upcoming winter.  E. When is Thanksgiving Celebrated now?  Thanksgiving is celebrated  on the fourth Thursday in November. This is a national holiday. http://www.lebanoncatholicschool.org/thankswebq.htm Task 2 Using your own words, write a summary of what you learned about Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a festival that began in the 16th century. A small group of European people arrived in North America looking for religious freedom. After the first winter only about half people survived. Then, they started a relationship with the Wampanoag and they decided to thank God for tha harvest, and all the food they could collected for next winter.