Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving? Or have you never heard about the holiday before? No worries, amidst family celebrations and feast days, this fall we’ve got you covered
Together with Scott Whitmore, we’ll go live to talk about the origins of what many consider the most American of holidays, Thanksgiving! Starting with the original day of thanks at Plymouth between the Pilgrims and indigenous peoples, we'll discuss the following:
- Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November?
- The culinary and cultural aspects of Thanksgiving including regional differences across the country.
- History, traditions and current view of Thanksgiving in America.
- Let’s uncover the celebration mystery together and learn the stories of Thanksgiving that are important to tell!
We’ll be streaming this session to our Facebook page November 24th. Join us at 6:00 pm and feel free to ask any questions you have.
About Scott:
Scott Whitmore is the Assistant Cultural Affairs officer at US Embassy Kyiv arrived in August 2020. He has also worked in Warsaw, Poland; Halifax, Canada; São Paulo, Brazil; Baku, Azerbaijan; and Tbilisi, Georgia as part of the Foreign Service. Prior to joining the U.S. State Department, Scott was a high school teacher in Chelsea, MA, a city close to Boston and an arrival point for many new immigrants to America. Scott also worked in Moscow and studied in St. Petersburg, Russia. He speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and Portuguese and enough Georgian to order from a menu or get in trouble.
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