Thanksgiving is full of traditions, delicious food, and fun surprises!
Turkey became the main dish in the 1800s.
Did you know the very first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days, or that early celebrations included duck, lobster, and venison—not just turkey? These quirky facts are just the tip of the iceberg.
Pumpkin pie became a tradition in the 1800s, thanks to early American cookbooks popularizing it.
The holiday always falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a rule set in 1941.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey as the national bird.
Cranberries were eaten by Native Americans long before Thanksgiving, but the sweet cranberry sauce we know today appeared much later.
Stuffing wasn’t originally used — instead, people cooked nuts, onions, and herbs inside birds.
