It would be a miss of us to not celebrate Thanksgiving for our loyal and lovely US friends in this weeks Friday Fun Facts with the big celebration next Thursday November 22nd.
So please enjoy!
- Yummy turkey which is the traditional fare eaten on thanksgiving (by 91% of the US Population) was Benjamin Franklin's choice of national bird for the USA.
- If you are in California then guess what your state is the largest consumers of turkey.
- Green bean casserlle must be pretty popular too as 40 million of them are served on Thanksgiving day.
- In 1939, 40 & 41 the date was changed by Franklin Roosevelt to change the date to the 3rd Thursday in November to boost the economy and extend the christmas season - didn't really work out to well as only half the states followed suit.
- The west coast of the US like to consume crab for thanksgiving as this is the beginning of the crab season.
- The first thanksgiving lasted 3 days!
And I believe the tradition is to share what you are thankful for so I am extremely thankful for all the support, encouragement and loyalty from our Happy Play Happy Children readers I truly appreciate and value your support and time to this endeavor.
Happy Play Times :-)
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