Read about the Turkey becoming a symbol for a national
holiday called Thanksgiving! Cute info.
Of all the Thanksgiving symbols the Turkey has become the most
well known. The wild turkey is native to northern Mexico and the eastern United
States
The turkey has brown features with buff-colored feathers on the tips of the wing
and on the tail. The male turkey is called a Tom and, as with most birds, is
bigger and has brighter and more colorful plumage. The female is called a Hen
and is generally smaller and drab in color. The Tom turkey has a long wattle (a
fleshy, wrinkled, brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat)
at the base of its bill and additional wattles on the neck, as well as a
prominent tuft of bristles resembling a beard projecting downward from its
chest.
The turkey was originally domesticated in Mexico, and was brought into Europe
early in the 16th century. Since that time, turkeys have been extensively raised
because of the excellent quality of their meat and eggs. Some of the common
breeds of turkey in the United States are the Bronze, Narragansett, White
Holland, and Bourbon Red.
Though there is no real evidence that turkey was served at the Pilgrim's first
thanksgiving, in a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford he does make
mention of wild turkeys. In a letter sent to England, another Pilgrim describes
how the governor sent "four men out fowling" returning with turkeys, ducks and
geese.
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Thanksgiving Jokes - Make your family
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Tom
Turkey Hangman (On-Line game) VERY CUTE
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Thanksgiving Origin
Learn about the origins of the Thanksgiving day holiday.
It may surprise you. It is more than just Indians and Pilgrims.
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national holiday after the Pilgrims and the Indians shared a feast. It took
actually took time and many events to become a national holiday in America.
About Turkey An interesting look at the Turkey which has become
the symbol of Thanksgiving and American holiday.
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Great Thanksgiving Day Quotes. These would
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Great Thanksgiving Scrapbooking Page Titles.
These would be great to use in scrapbooking, scrap booking page and sayings
are quite handy. They are also handy, not just for scrapbooking but for
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