Thanksgiving in Numbers

Thanksgiving in Numbers

• Nearly 46 million turkeys are eaten during Thanksgiving each year. (source: History.com)
• The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted 3 days.
• Americans spent $14.2 billion on Thanksgiving and Black Friday in 2013.
• Approximately4 million Americans travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. (source: AAA)
• The average American household spends $54.18 on Thanksgiving dinner.
• The U.S. produces an average of 735 million pounds of cranberries annually, 435 million of which come from Wisconsin. (source: United States Department of Agriculture)
• The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest single day of travel with 37 percent of travelers departing for their trips.
• The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in
• Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated a harvest feast “Thanksgiving” in
• The average pumpkins weighs between 6 and 18 pounds.
• The U.S. produces around 5 billion poundsof pumpkins each year.
• The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving meals is 16 pounds  
• information was taken from:  https://www.thanksgiving.com/all-holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-traditions-history