Telling Your Kids About Thanksgiving: Fun Facts

So many Indian grand-parents and many parents too spent their growing up years in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. For them, facts about Diwali or Holi might be well-known but – Thanksgiving? So here are some fun facts about Thanksgiving.

Did you know, for instance, that Minnesota leads the way with 37.5 million turkeys and that in America there are five towns called Turkey?

So just in time for you to appear as savvy, know-it all parents, here is some help from the good folks at the US Census Bureau which has something to say about every American Festival.

Here are some facts bound to impress your children – and of course your Thanksgiving Turkey skills will add to your reputation!

In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims — early settlers of Plymouth Colony — held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest. Many regard this as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. The legacy of thanks and the feast have survived for centuries, with the event becoming a national holiday as of October 3, 1863

🔎 Thanksgiving is observed on the fourth Thursday of November. That’s November 24th this year.

🦃 There are 4 places named Turkey in the U.S. – a traditional holiday main course.

🥫 There are 5 places named Cranberry in the U.S. – a popular holiday side dish.

🛒 The six largest turkey producing states account for 69% of all turkeys produced according to the U.S Department of Agriculture.

🍗 Minnesota leads the way. The state was projected to raise 37.5 million turkeys in 2022.

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