Thanksgiving traditions • Thanksgiving is an

Thanksgiving traditions

• Thanksgiving is an important holiday in the United States. On this day, it is necessary to gather the whole family at a family dinner. In addition, a traditional dinner at the banquet table with a set of dishes helps to feel the unity with each other.

• The main dish on the holiday table — a turkey with cranberry sauce.

• As dessert is pumpkin pie. It is a symbol of autumn harvest.

• With the use of the banquet table of bird related another tradition — turkey pardoning ceremony. The beginning of this tradition was not so long ago. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy refused to fry a bird, annually supplied by local farmers to the White House, and left her alive. The first official ceremony of «pardon» had George Bush — senior in 1989. «Salvation» President bird went to live on the farm since it happens every year

• This tradition symbolizes compassion and kindness. In honor of this day all over the United States organize parades and charity. There is one known parad- it hits inflatable toys. it can be the heroes of cartoons, fairy tales, TV shows or comic books.