Thanksgiving is nearly a week away and we are getting anxious at the thought of warm turkey cooking in the oven, family gathering from near and far and football on the television in the background. For many, you probably have your own traditions with family and friends that you have established over the years. We thought we would take a look back into history and see where some of these Thanksgiving traditions came from. Here are the Top 10 facts we thought you would enjoy for this Thanksgiving Season!
1. Congress designated Thanksgiving as an official holiday in
1941
2. Nearly 90 percent of Americans eat turkey every Thanksgiving
3. America’s favorite Thanksgiving pie is pumpkin
4. 79% of Americans use canned pumpkin in their pumpkin pie
5. Pumpkins, and other squash variants, are considered fruits because they develop from flowers and contain seeds
6. The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade used live animals from the Central Park Zoo.
7. Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song.
8. The Detroit lions and the Dallas Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving
9. Thanksgiving leftovers inspired the first-ever TV dinner.
10. Minnesota produces the most turkeys in the US
