Thanksgiving
Answer the questions.
1. Where is it celebrated?
2. When is it celebrated?
3. How is it celebrated (3-5 sentences)?
4. What kind of food is served? Give the names of at least five traditional dishes and main ingredients.
5. Read the poem "The Pilgrims Came" by Annette Wynne. Who were the Pilgrims? What event does the poem commemorate?
The Pilgrims Came
The Pilgrims came across the sea,
And never thought of you and me;
And yet it's very strange the way
We think of them Thanksgiving Day.
We tell their story old and true
Of how they sailed across the blue,
And found a new land to be free
And built their homes quite near the sea.
The people think that they were sad,
And grave; I'm sure that they were glad -
They made Thanksgiving Day - that's fun -
We thank the Pilgrims every one!
by Annette Wynne
Columbus Day is celebrated as the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the
Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492 in the Julian calendar and
October 21, 1492 in the modern Gregorian calendar, as an official
holiday. The day is celebrated as Día de la Raza (Day of the Race) in many countries in Latin America, as Día de las Culturas (Day of the Cultures) in Costa Rica, as Discovery Day in The Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day) and National Day in Spain, and as Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous Resistance) in Venezuela. 
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", carving Jack-o'-lanterns, reading scary stories and watching horror movies.
