Thanksgiving Traditions In The USA

Romain, let’s do Thanksgiving this year!

OK. If there’s food , it’s a good idea to me!

So get a list, get a piece of paper we'll make a list.

calm down

Thanksgiving is a good thing.

Let’s see, we’ll need turkey & dressing of course.

turkey, dressing

Yes.

Cranberry sauce

corn

corn ya.

i think turnip greens

Green bean casserole

what else

cornbread

sweet potatoes yup. Pumpkin pie, apple pie

That’s a lot of food!

I’m Christina and you’re watching Speak Better, Feel Great TV.

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In this video, you’ll learn about Thanksgiving,

so you can talk about it with your American colleagues. You ready?

First of all, when is Thanksgiving?

Not October 31st—that’s Halloween!

Thanksgiving is always the 4th Thursday in November.

This year, 2015, it’s this Thursday on November 26th.

Now,

what is Thanksgiving?

In a nutshell, it’s a big meal.

It’s a giant meal, in fact.

It’s the opportunity for extended family to come together and see each other.

Extended family is

grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc.

People travel across the country to be with their families on Thanksgiving!

And It’s a peak travel period. A peak travel period.

It’s called Thanksgiving because it’s a day to give thanks.

To give thanks.

We can remember all the good things we have

and be grateful for them.

To be grateful for something.

What do we do on Thanksgiving? We eat!!

Turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole are the absolute classics.

We even nickname Thanksgiving Turkey Day!

And I’ll put some recipes for Thanksgiving dressing and green bean casserole

in the notes below the video.

For the turkey,

it’s just roasted in the oven.

Roasted in the oven.

And the cranberry sauce often comes from a jar or a can.

Then each family has their own favorite dishes.

There are lots of side dishes.

side dishes. Like

corn, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc.

There are also lots of other events that we associate with Thanksgiving.

Football is one of them. That’s American football,

not soccer.

High schools, universities, and of course national football teams all go head to head

on Thanksgiving.

Go head to head means

to compete to play a match.

And here’s a fact will definitely impress your American colleagues:

Supposedly,

the first American football game in Europe was on Thanksgiving Day, 1897.

American students at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris

and the Académie Julien

got together to go head to head for a Thanksgiving football game.

There’s also the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York and that's a

a huge event.

Lots of people watch it on television.

I used to love watching it every year when I lived in the US.

Thankfully, i can still watch it on YouTube!

Now, I’d love to hear from you,

and in English if you can.

Have you ever had any typical Thanksgiving dishes?

Or what other questions do you have about Thanksgiving?

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It's Thanksgiving so thank you so much for watching Speak Better, Feel Great TV.

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for being here for your enthusiasm thank you so much.

I’m Christina and I’ll see you next time.