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- Thanksgiving is a significant American holiday first celebrated by the Pilgrim Fathers in 1624.
- The Pilgrims were English settlers seeking religious freedom, arriving in America aboard the Mayflower in 1623.
- Native Americans assisted the Pilgrims by teaching them vital survival skills, including agriculture.
- The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving to thank God for a successful harvest and invited the Native Americans to join.
- The holiday features a large family meal with traditional dishes like turkey, autumn vegetables, corn bread, and pumpkin pie.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a very important date for Americans. It is a traditional festival which was first celebrated in 1624 by the Pilgrim Fathers. They were a group of English peopole who in September 1623 crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Plymouth, England, in a ship called 'The Mayflower'. They left England beacuse they wanted freedom of religion.
They chose to live in America, where they could have freedom of religion. When they landed in North America they knew nothing about the country.
The Pilgrims wanted to thank God for helping them survive their first winter in America. They decided to celebrate the good harvest with the Indians by having a meal together. They called the feast 'Thanksgiving'.
It is a family feast and is celebrated with a huge dinner with traditinal food : turkey, autumn vegetables, corn bread and pumpkin pie.
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