Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621 in United States. The hard winter had been difficult for the Pilgrims, besides many of them had died because of the lack of shelter and illness. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held after the Pilgrims had gathered the first crops of the first harvest!

The Pilgrims were thankful for the harvest and for the help of the Wampanoag in teaching them to grow crops in America.

The feast included venison, fowl, sea bass, cod fish, fruits and vegetables. Nowadays the families typically prepare turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.

On that time people were playing games, singing and dancing, as part of the celebration. They also gave praises to God for the harvest and for the Pilgrams that survived the harsh winter.

Nowadays people count the blessings they've received during the year and say what they've been thankful for.

This holiday is always celebrated in U.S. on the forth Thursday in November. However, it's also celebrated on the second Monday in October.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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Pre-Thanksgiving: Curiosities!

Wanna know some curiosities of the Thanksgiving?!

I've read things like that 7.9 billion of turkeys were produced in 2008. Or that North Carolina were the state which produced more sweet potatoes in the whole U.S. with 847 million pounds! That's so much! I can't even imagine that amount!

I do know that might be difficult to read the information, so if you wanna read it clearly, Click here

What shocked you the most?! Hope you know something now you didn't before ;)
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Veterans Day

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday honoring all soldiers armed service veterans. This holiday is always on November 11st. It celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is the day of remember all those men and women who died serving the country. So, it's quite different, ok!?

Happy Veterans Day!

Independence Day!

Independence Day as known as the Fourth of July is a important holiday in the United States of America. This day celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence Day on July 4th in 1776 from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. 


The first celebration of this day was in Philadelphia in 1777, with fireworks, traditional speeches, picnics, parades and like so on. However, the largest fireworks display was in New York City, with more than 22 tons of pyrotechnics exploded!!! 

This day is celebrated with fireworks, picnics, parades and like so on. I think the way to celebrate this day didn't change so much. I discored that on this day people use red, blue and white clothes. I have never been in United States on this day, so I am not sure if it's true, however I believe so.


I know that is gonna happen a display of fireworks in SF at 9:30pm. I found out the best places to see the fireworks are in around the Pier 39, Aquatic Park, Cannery.


If you wanna celebrate this day around the bay or somewhere like that, here is a good link to find some trips! Hope it helps!


Happy 4th of July! ; )

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a federal holiday, it means that is recognized by the United States federal government and it is a public holiday, it happens on the last monday of May, annually. Initially today was specially to remember the Union soldiers who died on Civil War, but in nowadays this holiday is used to remember the all the soldiers who died in all wars.
I researched that many people in this day visit cemetery and some of them usually put the flag of US in front of each grave in a sign of respect of them.


I didn't know about this day, did you!?