Thanksgiving Special!

Belated Thanksgiving Everyone!!! So this week I want to talk about Thanksgiving (obviously!). There are so many things that we probably didn't know about this holiday! Did you know that the first ever thanksgiving was a three-day feast?? Did you know that during those three days, they ate, played games, and hunted in honor of the Pilgrims' first successful harvest? WATCH Bet You Didn't Know: Thanksgiving to learn more!

What did you guys think? Did you learn anything new? If so, what? I sure did!

MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE

So, each year, Macy's hosts a Thanksgiving Day Parade in Herald Square in New York. It started in 1924. This is a three-hour event that starts at 9 am. The reason this parade was created was because in the 1920's, Macy's employees were first generation immigrants and they wanted to celebrate the United States parade of Thanksgiving with the type of festival their parents had loved in Europe. Now, in the parade, there are many floats, balloons, and marching bands. There are also singers in the floats. Some balloons include Dora, Spongebob, Buzz Lightyear, Hello Kitty, and many more. Towards the end if the parade there is Santa. Did you know that over 3.5 million people go to the parade and over 65 million people watch on TV? That is certainly a lot of people. This years Thanksgiving Parade included the balloons of Buzz, Spiderman, and and Ronald McDonald! There were also some singers there like Colbie Calliat and Cody Simpson. Since the parade is like three hours long, there were so many things there! But, I only named a few(; 

Thank you for reading this weeks post! Have you ever been to the parade? How was your Thanksgiving this year? -Johanne<3