White Flower Farm:For ESL Learners - Names For the National Thanksgiving Turkey

Every November, the President of the United States there is a live turkey - and every year, "forgive" her. The turkey is not eaten, unlike the majority of turkeys raised in the U.S. On the contrary, live their natural life in a park or farm.There are actually two of these turkeys elected every year - the "National Thanksgiving Turkey" and an alternate. If the first turkey can not be in the ceremony of forgiveness, the alternate will instead.This year, the website of the White House gives no information about the pardoning of the turkeys. Maybe everyone is too busy to update the site as they prepare for the new President. However, we know that forgiveness is going to happen, as usual. St. Olaf College in Minnesota, reports that one of its graduates, Paul Hill, is giving the White House two turkeys from his early years farm.In, the White House asked people to vote online for the names turkeys. That has not happened this year, but probably for turkeys will be given names that go together. Last year, for example, the turkeys were named "May" and "Flower". This recalls the Mayflower, the ship used by pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in the land that became the U.S. In 2006 there were the names of "Flyer" and "fryer." Although this sounds like a good name for birds that are intended to be consumed, turkeys do not fly. And many people do not fry your Thanksgiving turkeys.In 2005, turkeys were called "Marshmallow" and "Yam". This is reminiscent of a traditional dish for Thanksgiving, sweet potatoes (sometimes called yams) with marshmallows on top. Americans love or hate this dish. "Cookies" and "Salsa" were the names in 2004. Cookies are sugar-free rolls made with baking soda (although the same word is used for crackers in British English). They can be used to absorb the sauce - Gravy drippings.In 2003, turkeys were called "stars" and "Stripes" in honor of the U.S. flag. In 2002, there was a turkey, a female named Katie (a nickname for Catherine). In 2001, shortly after the September 11 attacks, a turkey is called "Freedom" and "Freedom." President Bush said: "Freedom is not here because it is in a safe and secret." Some of the names that he did in recent years were: Washington and Lincoln Plymouth Rock and (after Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts, where many believe that the Pilgrims landed) Democracy and Freedom (these lost the marshmallow and yam) Lewis and Clark (after two early American explorers) The pumpkin and cranberry (more food for Thanksgiving) This year's turkey pardon held on November 26. We may have to wait until then to know the names of the turkeys. (To read the St. Olaf News click here.)