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Learning Assignment:  Thanksgiving

Go to the web sites below to find out what you can about the origins of Thanksgiving.  Some questions you may want to answer are:

  1. When was Thanksgiving first celebrated?
  2. Who was there to celebrate?
  3. Why was it celebrated?
  4. When did it become a national holiday?
  5. Has it always been celebrated on the same day?
  6. What are YOU thankful for?

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
http://www.thanksgiving.org/2quotes.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
http://beta.encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761569242