Thanksgiving - A Brief History | OXFORD CULTUREMANIA. Most fruit and vegetables grow through the summer. When autumn comes, it is time to bring them in from the trees and fields. This time is called the harvest. After the harvest, many people want to say thank you for all the food. There are church services called Harvest Festivals or Thanksgiving services. Photo credit: www.themeetingplacenorth.co.uk /Foter / CC BY-NC In September 1620, a group of English people called the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth, England across the Atlantic Ocean, in a ship called the Mayflower, to Cape Cod in North America.
They sailed for sixty-six dangerous days across the Atlantic Ocean. The first winter was difficult. Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. In the USA, it is an important day for American football. Watch a video Your turn! Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in your country? What are some of the things you are thankful for? This article is taken from Oxford Bookworms Factfiles: Seasons and Celebrations. Thanksgiving Corner 2015. THANKSGIVING. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the US! A free #English lesson about pumpkin pie #esl #elt. Thanksgiving History: The English Roots of the The Pilgrims and the Plymouth Colony. Thanksgiving pictionary. TeacherTube. Thanksgiving : reading for pre- intermediate worksheet - Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachers.