{"id":2199,"date":"2020-11-25T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2023-12-01T00:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T06:32:07","slug":"thanksgiving-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/thanksgiving-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"essential vocabulary for talking about thanksgiving today &#038; the first thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>happy thanksgiving \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14432\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165-300x196.webp\" alt=\"animated pilgrims and native americans sharing a thanksgiving dinner--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165-300x196.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165-1024x671.webp 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165-768x503.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165-1536x1006.webp 1536w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thanksgiving-pilgrims-indians-eps-16211213.jpg-e1700854934165.webp 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>(dreamstime.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>as the name indicates, today is a day for <em>giving thanks<\/em>; being <em><strong>thankful<\/strong><\/em> (appreciative, <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/trump-pardons-the-toughest-sheriff-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grateful<\/a>). and eating a big meal which almost always includes a turkey.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>what americans refer to as the first thanksgiving <strong><em>took place<\/em><\/strong> (happened)\u00a0in 1621. members of <strong>plymouth colony<\/strong> celebrated, <em><strong>feasted<\/strong><\/em> (ate big meals) and\u00a0gave thanks with members of the\u00a0<strong>wampanoag tribe.\u00a0<\/strong>the plymouth colonists, often called <strong><em>pilgrims<\/em><\/strong> (religious travellers), were english immigrants and the wampanoag helped them survive their first year\u00a0in america.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-first-thanksgiving-at-plymouth-jennie-brownscombe.jpe\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-first-thanksgiving-at-plymouth-jennie-brownscombe-300x191.jpe\" alt=\"a painting of the first thanksgiving at plymouth rock\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>the first thanksgiving at plymouth by jennie brownscombe. it was painted in 1914, 300 years after the first thanksgiving. (wikipedia)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in this brief video description of thanksgiving traditions,\u00a0news anchor <strong>katie couric<\/strong> says<\/p>\n<h4>maybe one of the things to be <em>thankful<\/em> for is that we weren&#8217;t there for the first thanksgiving<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katie Couric&#039;s Notebook: Early Thanksgiving (CBS News)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LC2-7Otmm6k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>couric&#8217;s comment is mostly motivated by the differences between the menu in 1621 and what we consider a traditional thanksgiving dinner today.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/turkey-mashed-potatoes-gravy-thanksgiving.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2205\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/turkey-mashed-potatoes-gravy-thanksgiving-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"turkey mashed potatoes gravy thanksgiving\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/turkey-mashed-potatoes-gravy-thanksgiving-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/turkey-mashed-potatoes-gravy-thanksgiving-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/turkey-mashed-potatoes-gravy-thanksgiving.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>turkey, mashed potatoes and  (meat sauce) [busyathome.com]<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>nowadays we <em><strong>chow down on<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(eat with vigor,enthusiasm) turkey and mashed potatoes. but as couric observes at :35, in 1621<\/p>\n<h4>there were no ovens <em>for bak<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ing<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>, it must be followed by the -ing form of the verb <em>bake<\/em>, <em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">baking<\/span>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canabis-pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2207\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canabis-pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"canabis pumpkin pie thanksgiving\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canabis-pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canabis-pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canabis-pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/canabis-pumpkin-pie-thanksgiving1-210x140.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>a slice of\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pumpkin pie<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0topped with whipped cream (eatyourcannabis.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>because\u00a0there were no ovens <em>for baking <\/em>in 1621<em>, <\/em><em><strong>pumpkin pie<\/strong><\/em>, the standard thanksgiving dinner <em><strong><\/strong><\/em> (sweet dish served at the end of the meal), could not be prepared.<\/p>\n<p>even more surprising, at :17 couric relates<\/p>\n<h4>the first <em>turkey day<\/em> back in 1621 <em>may not have had<\/em> turkey <em>at all<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>turkey is such a <strong><em>staple<\/em><\/strong> (integral part) of thanksgiving that the holiday is frequently called\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>turkey day<\/strong><\/span>. <em><strong>may not have had<\/strong><\/em> is a hypothetical phrase (also called <strong>third conditional<\/strong>). in reality, nobody is completely sure what the menu was, but <em><strong>at all<\/strong><\/em> emphasizes the possibility that there was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>absolutely no<\/em><\/span> turkey.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/partridge-thanksgiving.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2212\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/partridge-thanksgiving-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"partridge thanksgiving\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/partridge-thanksgiving-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/partridge-thanksgiving.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>the first\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">turkey day<\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0might have actually been a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">partridge<\/span> day. (hispaniahunting.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>(instead of) turkey, early settlers <em>might have<\/em> <strong><em>dined on<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(eaten) <em><strong>cod<\/strong><\/em> (fish), <em><strong>partridge<\/strong><\/em> or some other <em><strong>fowl<\/strong><\/em> (bird), deer, or most surprisingly <em><strong>seal<\/strong><\/em> at the first thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/seal-thanksgiving.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2213\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/seal-thanksgiving-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"seal thanksgiving\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/seal-thanksgiving-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/seal-thanksgiving-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/seal-thanksgiving-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/seal-thanksgiving-210x140.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>nobody would think it was cool if u served <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">seal<\/span>\u00a0for thanksgiving dinner today. (wikipedia)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at :30 couric calls the english immigrants who established themselves in plymouth <em><strong>settlers<\/strong><\/em>, a name that is often used to describe\u00a0<em>europeans who arrived to live permanently in america during colonial times<\/em>. the action <em><\/em> has many other applications.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11476\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Drum_Macys-Parade-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"tom turkey in the macy's parade vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Drum_Macys-Parade-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Drum_Macys-Parade.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><em>tom turkey, a famous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Float_(parade)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">float<\/a>\u00a0in the macy&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">parade<\/span>\u00a0(everythingnyc)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>finally, couric mentions two other popular thanksgiving activities that were not part of the 1621 celebration:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/parade-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>parades<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(a public celebration in the form of a march) and <strong><em>football\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(the american version, not soccer).<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11478\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/https-images.saymedia-content.com-.image-MTc2MzcxMjA5ODU0Nzg4Nzk4-usatsi_13483677-copy-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"lamar jackson of the baltimore ravens stiff arms tj watt of the pittsburgh steelers vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/https-images.saymedia-content.com-.image-MTc2MzcxMjA5ODU0Nzg4Nzk4-usatsi_13483677-copy-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/https-images.saymedia-content.com-.image-MTc2MzcxMjA5ODU0Nzg4Nzk4-usatsi_13483677-copy-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/https-images.saymedia-content.com-.image-MTc2MzcxMjA5ODU0Nzg4Nzk4-usatsi_13483677-copy-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/https-images.saymedia-content.com-.image-MTc2MzcxMjA5ODU0Nzg4Nzk4-usatsi_13483677-copy-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/https-images.saymedia-content.com-.image-MTc2MzcxMjA5ODU0Nzg4Nzk4-usatsi_13483677-copy-2048x1446.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><i>the baltimore ravens\u00a0and pittsburgh steelers were scheduled to play a football game on thanksgiving night this year,\u00a0but it was rescheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/due-to-definition\/\">due to<\/a> covid issues. (espn)<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>the <strong>english practice extra<\/strong> for this post contains definitions for <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/remiss-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>remiss<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bring-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>bring up<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<strong><em>staple<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>pilgrim<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>mashed potatoes<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>gravy<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>parade<\/em><\/strong> are defined above and also appear in the video.<\/p>\n<p>in addition, listen for examples of the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/has-got-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>has got structure<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (:05) and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/settler-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>settler<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(:32) that appear <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/elsewhere-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elsewhere<\/a> on <strong>richyrocks.com<\/strong>. finally, <strong><em>at the hands of<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(:31 ) indicates that european <em>settlers<\/em> <em>were responsible for<\/em> the genocide of native americans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"english practice extra: thanksgiving\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jpfe7qVot-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>what else do u know about thanksgiving? 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