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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a North American holiday cel-ebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada while in the United States it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving was made a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the civil war. This festival is a mix of European and North American traditions. In many cultures people celebrate the beginning and end of the harvest season with thanks and feasting.

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Thanksgiving was celebrated by communities all across the early settlements of the North Ameri-can east coast from as early as 1621. The story of the ‘First Thanksgiving’ says that Squanto, a Patuxet Native American residing with the Wam-panoag tribe taught early settlers at Plymouth colony to grow maize and �sh for eel.

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It is also said that since Squanto knew how to speak English, which he learnt on his travels as a slave through Europe, he helped the settlers get additional supplies from the Wampanoag chief. This got them through their �rst winter in this new land.

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Turkey, either baked or roasted, plays a central role in the traditional American thanksgiving dinner. It is generally the central dish served while stu�ng, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potato, vari-ous fall vegetables, and pumpkin pie are all served as well.

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This holiday is a time for family where people travel long distances to share in this one meal with their loved ones. Many food drives are or-ganised in time for Thanksgiving and much e�ort is taken to provide food for the less fortunate.

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