Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day, currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in theUnited States" since 1863. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God.  In America Thanksgiving Day is a time to offer thanks, for families and loved ones to gather to celebrate a holiday meal.  A time of turkeys, stuffing and pumpkin pie.  You can view holiday parades with giant balloons and family football games as well as football games on TV.

 Did You Know?

The turkey and the bald eagle were considered for the National Symbol for America? 

More than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the U.S. at Thanksgiving?

Age is a determining factor in taste. Old, large males are preferable to young toms (males) as tom meat is stringy. The opposite is true for females: old hens are tougher birds.

Turkeys are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere.

Turkeys have great hearing, but no external ears. They can also see in color, and have excellent visual acuity and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking up on them difficult. However, turkeys have a poor sense of smell (what's cooking?), but an excellent sense of taste.

Turkeys sometimes spend the night in trees.

We want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving Day.