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American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.

This year Thanksgiving is on

Thursday 22nd November, 2012.

In 1620 , 102 pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North

America. The pilgrims sailed on the ship

called 'Mayflower'.

The pilgrims arrived in North America in December 1620.

The Wampanoag Indians taught the pilgrims how to cultivate the land.

In Autumn 1621 only half of the pilgrims survived. The survivors decided to give a thanksgiving feast to celebrate the first harvest.They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The cornucopia is the symbol of abundance.

The pilgrims invited the Wampanoag Indians

also to the feast. The first Thanksgiving celebration wasthree days.

The Indians shared their corn and wild turkeys.

Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln.

Nowadays American families celebrate Thanksgivng Day every year.

Thanksgiving Day is one of those events that people celebrate with lots of love and gratitude. Its a very significant day in United States and the world over.

The typical food in Thanksgiving Day is turkey, corn and pumpkin pie.

There is a very important parade in New York on Thanksgiving Day.

There are gigant ballons along the streets.

Hou, I’m an Indian

Hi, I’m an

English

pilgrim

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