For most people‚ enjoying turkey‚ mashed potatoes‚ cranberry sauce‚ and pumpkin for Thanksgiving are as traditional and American as‚ well‚ apple pie. But how did the Pilgrims really celebrate on what we now regard as the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1621? Is our celebration and traditional menu truly akin to that enjoyed by the Pilgrims and their Wampanoag Indian guests? The only written record of the famous meal tells us that the harvest celebration lasted three days and included
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Thanksgiving. One of America’s most beloved holidays. I mean it is so important that we get a whole week of school off. For most people when they think about Thanksgiving‚ neither the words thanks nor giving comes up. It is turkey am I right? How would you feel if you showed up to a Thanksgiving meal and there was no turkey on the table. I mean could you even call that a “Thanksgiving” meal? This was the exact thinking process I was going through last Thanksgiving. However‚ we were not going to
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Someone Call 911: Your Thanksgiving Survival Guide This is not your typical Thanksgiving guide. We are not the Food Network so we will not talk about how to cook a Thanksgiving feast. This is more about the behind the scenes footage of Thanksgiving. Instead of what to cook‚ I want to tap into those holiday nuances like your Mother and Aunt‚ arguing over who’s making the dressing this year‚ or the Uncle that has to bring a different woman to dinner every year because he is still trying to get under
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Thanksgiving traditions across America Everyone has that special dish that they must have to make Thanksgiving feel like Thanksgiving. No matter what part of the country you live in most everyone can agree on one thing‚ Turkey! Whether you like is roasted‚ fried or baked Thanksgiving just isn’t complete without it. But does everyone cook their turkey the same way? Today we will take a look at how the thanksgiving preparation varies from region to region and share some yummy recipes in case you decide
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Preparing for Thanksgiving with These Tips Halloween is behind us‚ but the next big festive event is already around the corner. Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away‚ but the weeks can fly by quicker than you realise. If you don’t want to find yourself stressing about Thanksgiving two nights before the big day‚ take note of these smart preparation tips. Plan your day You should start your preparations today by creating a plan for your day. The first thing to decide is what you are going to do
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Thanksgiving is celebrated in November. It is known as an american holiday to come together and give thanks to God and other people. Long ago people were in The Plymouth Colony‚ they were English people. They didn’t want to be part of the England church anymore so they got a boat and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with hundreds of men‚ women‚ and children. They had to stop sailing because of how bad the weather was. It was starting to be winter so the puritans started getting as much things as
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Several years ago I made a trip to Cape Town South Africa‚ and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. The excitement of the unknown grew with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage
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“The Morning Beach” After a stressful day‚ many people would feel tired and want to do something to release their stress; everyone has in mind a place to escape to for relaxation. My place of relaxation is the beach‚ especially on a morning day. It was early in the morning‚ when the sky was still dim‚ I was walking on the beach by myself with my sandals off; as the tide hit on shore‚ the spray of water splashed on my skin‚ I felt like I had drank a glass of cold water on a hot
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An apartment is a self contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments may be owned (by an owner/occupier) or rented (by tenants). My first apartment was located in Brooklyn in the Flatbush section. It was a small but very conveniently located third floor apartment in a elevator building. The building only had five floors with a see through glass lobby entrance. The building had a doorman that worked from four until midnight. He was a very pleasant middle aged gentleman with
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Laptop Introduction: My Laptop is a very valuable tool required for this program. I use my Laptop daily for school work and projects. Appearance: My laptop has a power button on the top left of the base right under the screen. It has an indigo blue light in the centre of it. A keyboard centred on the base with extra functions such as‚ turning on/off the display. A touch pad a little off centre to the left below the keyboard and a 15.6” semi glossy screen that I can see my reflection. It is
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