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THANKSGIVING DAY

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THANKSGIVING DAY

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THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving day is celebrated on the last Thursday in November.

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FOOD

On Thanksgivingfamilies get togetherand have a big harvestfeast! They eat turkey,corn, stuffing,potatoes, pumpkin

pie, ...Everyone gets a BIGstomach ache!

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TRADITIONS

One of the customs onThanksgiving is beingthankful for peoplecoming to your house.

In turns, each onesays: “I´m thankfulfor…”

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A bit of History

Thanksgiving became a holidayalmost 400 years ago, in 1621, when a group of EnglishPilgrims arrived to Americaand settled in 1620. They were a group of Puritanswho escaped from Englanddue to their religion believes.

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The pilgrims travelledto America on a shipcalled the “Mayflower.”

The trip to America waslong and hard. Therewere storms and theship was really crowded.

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• When they got to America, it was winter and there were no food or houses.

• Many of the pilgrims died from sickness, starvation and cold.

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• There were some people who lived in America already: Indians.

• They saw the Pilgrims suffering and they decided to help them.

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• They showed them how to hunt and fish.

• They showed them how to grow different plants, like corn and pumpkins.

• They helped them build houses out of the trees there.

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• When it was winter again, the Pilgrims had food and a place to live.

• They were so happy that they decided to have a feast and invite their friends, the Indians.

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• So they had a great feast that lasted for a whole week.

• They ate the typical autumn food: turkey, fish, deer, sweet potatoes, corn and pumpkin.

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• But the first thing they did was to say thanks for having friends, food, houses and a place to live.

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• And this tradition continues today.

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I´m thankful for…