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The Pilgrims, who celebrated the first thanksgiving in America, were fleeing religious persecution in their native England. In 1609 a group of Pilgrims left England for the religious freedom in Holland where they lived and prospered. After a few years their children were speaking Dutch and had become attached to the Dutch way of life. This worried the Pilgrims. They considered the Dutch frivolous and their ideas a threat to their children's education and morality.
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George Washington, leader of the revolutionary forces in the American Revolutionary War, proclaimed a Thanksgiving in December 1777 as a victory celebration honoring the defeat of the British at Saratoga. The Continental Congress proclaimed annual December Thanksgivings from 1777 to 1783, except in 1782.
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One of the most well known Thanksgiving symbols, the wild turkeys are native to the northern Mexico and the eastern United States. One can easily recognize the bird from its characteristic brown features and buff-colored feathers on its tail and wings. The make turkeys are often referred to as Tom turkeys and are bigger and brighter than the females known as 'Hen'. Male turkeys boast of more colorful plumage too, the brightly colored fold of skin hanging from its throat at the base of its bill known as the 'wattle' and prominent tuft of bristles on its chest projecting downward that resembles a beard of a man.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans consume more calories as a nation on Super Bowl Sunday than on any other day of the year, save Thanksgiving. By the time the final whistle blows at Super Bowl XLII, Americans will have downed 156 billion calories, mostly from greasy pizza, fried chicken wings, and beer.
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"Travelers earmark Thanksgiving as a time to be with their loved ones, as 76 percent of those surveyed intend to be with family this coming holiday," said Michele Perry, director of communications for TripAdvisor. "Despite the holiday traffic, Americans are dedicated to getting their turkey, as half of those surveyed are making trips of 300 miles or more."
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During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie.
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