THANKSGIVING DAY
A ship, called “Mayflower”, took off at September 6th 1620, with 102 people (the pilgrim) and 30 crew members on board to the new world of America, later called “New England”.
The pilgrim had been traveling for 65 days until they reached the new world on November 11th in 1620.
While the men were building houses
for the small village of Plimoth, the women and children had to stay on board
of the Mayflower for another 2 months. In this winter more than 50 people died
because of illness and coldness.
In January 1621, the pilgrim had the
first contact to the “Wampanoag”, a tribe of Native Americans. They taught the
pilgrim how to hunt and how to plant or grow up corn and other plants.
In autumn 1621, when the pilgrim had enough food, they wanted to thank the Wampanoag for their help and celebrated the first American Thanksgiving, the “Harvest Feast”. They celebrated it for almost 3 days and nights.
Nowadays, this festivity is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday of November every year and this year it is on 26th.
In USA there is no school on Thanksgiving Day and there is no school on Friday. Families get together on Thanksgiving Day and invite their friends. They have a big dinner. They eat roast turkey, sweet potatoes (called yam), gravy, corn, pumpkin pie and cranberry sauce. Before dinner, they give thanks God for the things they have.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
25N - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Today we have conmemorated the day for the elimination of violence against women at school. We have designed the silhouette of a woman with butterflies! It looked awesome!
Because the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is coming and because we are studying jobs, here you have a great song to work with.
On the 5th of November people in England celebrate Bonfire Night.
There are small fireworks parties in back gardens
along with big fireworks in public parks.
The
reason they celebrate is because it's the anniversary of an attempt to blow up
the Houses of Parliament by a protestant man called Guy Fawkes.
Guy Fawkes and some other men put 36 barrels of
gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament in London, ready to set off a
massive explosion. They wanted to kill the Catholic king James I.
One member of the group sent a letter to his friend who
worked in Parliament, warning him to stay away on November 5th.
The King found the letter. The Houses of Parliament were saved!
If you want to know more about this day, you can watch the following power point presentation and videos:
- Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
How people celebrate Bonfire Night:
