Thanksgiving is the day on which Americans thank God for the many good things he has given them. It is a feast day 1 on the fourth Thursday in November, about he time most crops are harvested in North America. American families 2 on this day to give thanks to God, to eat, and to remember the first Thanksgiving, which 3 long ago.
The pilgrims were a religious group who moved 4 England to America in the early seventeenth century. Their first year in America was very 5 . Many of the pilgrims died because they did not have enough food and the winter was very cold, and they were 6 to grow more than enough food. To thank God for their good year, they 7 a feast for all of the pilgrims. They also invited some of the Indians who had helped them learn to hunt and grow food. That was the 8 Thanksgiving.
Today, Thanksgiving is a family holiday. Family members sometimes 9 thousands of miles to be together for Thanksgiving. Traditionally, the women of the family cook a huge dinner of turkey, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Everyone is expected to eat 10 much as possible.
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