gobble | | a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620. |
parade | | The Western Hemisphere. the discovery of America. |
Congress | | to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp. |
june | | The state of being grateful; thankfulness. |
Newworld | | how many of each animal did moses take on the ark |
dressing | | to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly: |
Turkey | | The Pilgrims set ground at xxxxxxxxxxx on December 11, 1620 |
Thanksgiving | | the season when ripened crops are gathered |
CORNUCOPIA | | 7 letter noun with Old English root "haerfest" that means rake or harrow. Definition is "the season when ripened crops are gathered". |
football | | The Mayflower was headed for Virginia but, due to a gross navigational error, ended up making landfall at Cape Cod in Massachusetts |
June | | Bowling. three strikes in succession. |
Washington | | A mat-forming, evergreen shrub (Vaccinium macrocarpum) of eastern North America, having pink flowers and tart, red, edible berries. |
Holiday | | 8 letter noun with French root "estoffer" that means to stuff. Definition is "seasoned bread crumbs or other filling used inside poultry, vegetables, etc. before cooking". |
Roosevelt | | in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by xxxxxxx as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November. |
zero | | a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 5,737,037; 8257 sq. mi. (21,385 sq. km). Capital: Boston |
Indiancorn | | 8 letter noun with French root "dresser" that means to prepare. Definition is "stuffing for a fowl; a sauce, especially for salad or cold foods". |
Massachusetts | | Thanksgiving was moved one week to the next-to-last Thursday in order to create a longer Christmas shopping season |
stuffing | | And later, President xxxxxxx scoffed at the idea of having a day of thanksgiving. |
Gratitude | | It wasn't until xxxxxx of 1676 that another Day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed |
Jefferson | | pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar |
friendship | | Macy's Thanksgiving Day ________ |
Lincoln | | Many families watch this on TV (usually the men in the family) |
true | | The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving every year. |
false | | a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person. |
false | | xxxxxxx originating in ancient also called horn of plenty |
Pumpkinpie | | 6 letter verb with Dutch root "gabbelen" that means expressive. Definition is "to make the characteristic throaty cry of the male turkey". |
Cranberries | | a material or substance used to stuff something. |
NativeAmerican | | who proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789 |
PlymouthRock | | 2nd celebrated thanksgiving was in this month. |
Cornucopia | | the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day |
Harvest | | a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness. |
PlymouthRock | | The 11th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar |
Neighbors | | a horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament. |
harvest | | one of the band of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Mass., in 1620. |
Gobble | | which president changed the date of thanksgiving twice |
Stuffing | | A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. |
Cornbread | | Friendliness; good will: |
Pilgrim | | in 1863, President xxxx proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving. |
November | | all those persons considered as descendants of a common progenitor. |
Football | | maize. any primitive corn with variegated kernels, often used for decorative purposes. |
Share | | Also called Indian bread. a bread made of cornmeal. |
false | | a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos. |
Thursday | | The Mayflower passengers always wore black-and-white clothes without any color |
Family | | U.S. Government Slang. a briefcase containing the codes and options the president would use to launch a nuclear attack, carried by a military aide and kept available to the president at all times. |