ACTIVITY: TREASURE HUNT

THANKSGIVING

1. Watch, at home, the following video about thanksgiving.
2.  Then ... try to answer the BIG QUESTION

              Why is THANKSGIVING the most important holiday for the Americans?

 (Watch the video as many times you think you need to anwer the question. If you can't answer it ... use choose a video from youtube and watch it. Cpy the URL and include it in your drive portfolio: THANKSGIVING)

Introduction
Do you know why we celebrate “El día de la Constitución” and why it is important?
All societies have different celebrations and ... so the Americans! They celebrate their most important festivity of the year the last Thursday of November. It’s even more important than Christmas or the summer holidays.
Many of the tales or legends begin with “Once upon a time …”. In our story, we start by saying: “Once upon a time, a great many of the people in England were very unhappy because their king would not let them pray to God as they liked. So they decided to go away from their country …”

This is just the beginning. What comes next? Who were they? What´s the Mayflower? Does Pocahontas have anything to do with this story? Lots of questions could be asked, so we are going to get to know a little bit more about the most important holiday in the United States.

Questions to be solved1. Who were the pilgrims and where did they come from?
2. When did they arrive at Plymouth? Where is it?
3. What problem did they have when they arrived there?
4. How did they solve it?
5. Who helped them to solve it and how?

Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets or money. It is celebrated in countries such as United States, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American culture in the late 20th century. It has mostly being introduce in these countries at schools where English is taught as a second language.

The term Halloween is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows Day". In Ireland, the name was All Hallows Eve and this name is still used by some older people. Halloween was also sometimes called All Saints' Eve.. In Mexico November 1st and 2nd are celebrated as the Day of the Dead.
Halloween is also called Pooky Night in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit.

What this blog is about

I have created this blog because I love ENGLISH and I like sharing information about news and events happenning in the English speaking countries. I would like to start by posting some information about some of the most famous holidays.

Your participation is welcome!