The fourth Thursday in November is called ThanksgivingDay (感恩节).1 this day, families and friends gather together,2a meal, and give thanks for the blessings of good health, food,jobs, and families.
In 1620,a group ofPilgrims (清教徒) left from England tosearch for 3freedom,part of whom were Protestants (新教徒)And they 4 to America on a small sailboat named theMayflower finally. And they 5 at what is now Plymouth.Massachusetts (普利茅斯，马萨诸塞州),in icy November. Theprice in human lives and tragedy had been great. 6 the otherhand, they saw new hope for the future. The first 7 Thanksgivingin America took place in Plymouth colony (殖民地)Massachusetts in October 1621.Thanksgiving did not become anational holiday 8 1863 during the American Civil War.In the United States, thanksgiving dinner is practically thesame all over the country. The table is always loaded withdelicious food of many different kinds. Naturally, the maincourse is turkey (a bird 9 to the Americans), with an array ofvegetables and desserts. Pumpkin pie is often served inremembrance 10 the first settlers.
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