Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 6. November was originally the 9th month as the Latin word for 9 indicates.
  2. 7. At Thanksgiving this type of bird is eaten.
  3. 10. On Thanksgiving Day people go to New York to watch the ________________________Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  4. 11. "Thanksgiving Prayer is considered a Thanksgiving anthem. It is performed by this famous country singer. (2 words)
  5. 15. This was the first southern state to have Thanksgiving in 1885.
  6. 17. The Pilgrims signed this in 1620. (2 words)
  7. 19. The 1st Tuesday in November is __________________ _________________. (2 words)
  8. 21. "Over the______________ and Through the Woods" was originally meant to be a poem entitled "A Boy's Thanksgiving."
  9. 22. Truce
  10. 23. Zodiac sign for Oct. 23-Nov. 22
  11. 25. Thanksgiving Day is ______________________ on the 4th Thursday in November.
  12. 26. This sport is traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day.
  13. 27. season between summer and winter
  14. 28. This editor of Ladies' Magazine in Boston worked many years to establish a national Thanksgiving Day.
  15. 31. In the fall crops are usually __________________________ to eat.
  16. 32. The National _____________________ Show airs every Thanksgiving looking for "The Best in Show."
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  1. 1. acts observing a holiday
  2. 2. This holiday is celebrated to honor all soldiers who served in wars. (2 words)
  3. 3. The first New England Thanksgiving took place in this Massachusetts city in 1621.
  4. 4. This American president was assassinated in November of 1963.
  5. 5. Thanksgiving is a _____________________ holiday in that it is celebrated across the U.S.
  6. 8. This Thanksgiving symbol symbolizes the richness of the earth's bounty.
  7. 9. One of the earliest instruments used by Native Americans and associated with the first Thanksgiving. (2 words)
  8. 11. Although this is considered a Christmas song now, this James Lord Pierpont song was originally meant for Thanksgiving. (2 words)
  9. 12. In 1863 this president announced the celebration of a National Thanksgiving Day.
  10. 13. Pilgrims celebrated their survival after a winter where half their colony had been killed. Invited to this celebration were Chief Massasoit and braves from his________________________ tribe.
  11. 14. Thanksgiving is celebrated to express thanks and _____________________ for the things we have.
  12. 16. Birthstone for November
  13. 18. A famous Thanksgiving hymn is "Come, Ye Thankful ____________________________.
  14. 20. Flower of November
  15. 24. Cranberry _____________________ is eaten with the Thanksgiving dinner.
  16. 29. Things that fall from the trees in autumn.
  17. 30. Which president was the first to issue a national Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789.