thanksgiving how is thanksgiving celebrated in america?
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In 1620, one
hundred people
sailed across the
Atlantic Ocean to
land at Plymouth,
Massachusetts, in
America. However,
their first winter was
very bad and their
crops failed. Many
of them died.
The people who
survived were saved
by Indians (also
called Native
Americans) of the
Iroquois tribe taught
them how to grow
corn (maize) and
other crops.
In the next autumn,
1621, they harvested
crops of corn, barley,
beans and pumpkins.
The settlers had much
to be thankful for, so a
feast was planned.
They invited the
Iroquois chief and his
tribe for this feast.
The Indians brought
turkeys and other wild
game for the settlers.
The feast consisted of
cranberries, corn,
turkey and deer, along
with dishes taught by
the Indians.
The official date has been
changed a number of
times but it is now on the
fourth Thursday of
November.
Americans have a meal
with their family, and
talk about things they
are thankful for. More
people go home and see
their family for
Thanksgiving than they
do for Christmas.
Americans often
decorate the dinner
table with a nice
centrepiece.
The meal includes the
foods that the first
settlers ate such as
Turkey, cranberries,
corn, sweet potatoes,
and string beans.
Because Thanksgiving
is held in the American
autumn (which they call
Fall), the decorations
have an autumn theme.
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http://www.pitara.com/discover/5wh/online.asp?story=93
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_Americans_celebrate_Thanksgiving
http://voices.yahoo.com/top-10-thanksgiving-day-music-lists-best-thanksgiving-7121842.ht
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Celebrate! USA by Robyn Hardman (Ashburton Library)
The Complete Idiots Guide to American History by Alan
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