A Student Shares Fun Facts About Thankgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! As we wait in anticipation of a fun-filled day that includes family, eating a lot of food and the Macy's parade, I thought I would share some fun facts about Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving was three days long and was originally celebrated in mid-October. The Macy's Day parade originally had live animals in it until 1927 when the large character balloons replaced them. Snoopy has made the most appearances in the Macy’s Day parade. The first Thanksgiving Day football game was played in 1920. “Jingle Bells” was originally a Thanksgiving Day song and it was called “One Horse Open Sleigh”. Each year, over
46 million turkeys are cooked. For you parents out there, one last fun fact is there are only 41 days until Christmas!

Written by Peyton Bittle '30.