This year Thanksgiving will be on November 28th. Our national holiday of gratitude and giving thanks is always held on the 4th Thursday in November. It is a time when we share a meal with friends and family, give back to the community by volunteering, or watching the parade, football, or my personal favorite, the National Dog Show. WorldStrides compiled a list of Thanksgiving fun facts including:

· Turkey wasn’t on the menu at the first Thanksgiving. Venison, duck, goose, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish were likely served, alongside pumpkins and cranberries.
· The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is 4,500.
· Butterball answers more than 100,000 turkey-cooking questions via their Butterball Turkey Hotline each November and December.
· The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between Yale and Princeton. The first NFL games were played on Thanksgiving in 1920.

Want some folklore, courtesy of The Old Farmer’s Almanac?

Thanksgiving Weather Folklore

· Turkeys perched on trees and refusing to descend indicate snow.
· If the first snow sticks to the trees, it foretells a bountiful harvest in the coming year.
· If sheep feed facing downhill, watch for a snowstorm.
· Thunder in November indicates a fertile year to come.
· If there be ice in November that will bear a duck, there will be nothing thereafter but sleet and muck.
· When the winter is early, it will not be late.

What are some of your Thanksgiving traditions? What do you do to give thanks?