Spanish Thanksgiving Vocabulary - Lawless Spanish Holiday Fun


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Grateful Spanish Vocabulary

Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries, so here is some Spanish vocabulary related to the American holiday.

Thanksgiving	*el día de Acción de Gracias*
autumn, fall	el otoño
November	noviembre
Thursday	jueves
fourth Thursday in November	el cuarto jueves en noviembre
long weekend	un fin de semana largo un puente



Origins and Traditions		Orígenes y tradiciones
colony		una colonia
family		la familia
feast		un banquete
football		el fútbol americano
grateful	(adj)	agradecido
harvest		la cosecha
native	(adj)	indígena
(Native American) Indians		los amerindios
parade		un desfile
Pilgrims		los peregrinos
settler		un colonizador
thanks		las gracias
tradition		una tradición
traditional	(adj)	tradicional
treaty		un tratado
tribe		una tribu

Thanksgiving Decorations		Decoraciones de Acción de Gracias
candle		una vela
gourd		una calabaza
horn of plenty		el cuerno de la abundancia
leaf		una hoja
scarecrow		un espantapájaros

Thanksgiving Verbs		Verbos de Acción de Gracias
to be grateful		ser agradecido
to express oneself		expresarse
to feast		festejar
to share		compartir
to take a 4-day weekend		tomar un fin de semana largo
to thank		agradecer

The food served for the Thanksgiving feast varies from home to home, but here are some traditional dishes.

All about Thanksgiving (Video, 2nd-6th grade)
Celebrating the Harvest (Webquest, 4th-8th grade)
Color the Turkey (Worksheet, 2nd-4th grade)
Día de Acción de Dar Gracias (Word search, 4th-5th grade)
Introduction to Pre-Columbian Peoples (Lesson plan, 2nd-4th grade)
Spanish Point of View (Lesson, 7th-12th grade)