origin of thanksgiving day
thanksgiving day is always celebrated on the fourth thursday of november. it is the most traditional american holiday. the first thanksgivng day was held in massachusetts in 1621. after a year of great hardship the colonists wanted to give thanks to god for their first harvest. they invited their indian friends to join them in a big feast. today the holiday is still celebrated as a day for giving thanks. but it wasn't a regualr national holiday until president lincoln declared that the last thursday in november would thereafter be thanksgiving day in 1863. it is a day of family reunion and it is customary to invite friends to share the meal. in some large cities, there are important football games that are played on thanksgiving day.
for americans, thanksgiving day is one of the few days of the year when the entire family gets together. everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy exchange of greetings. the women soon disappear into the kitchen to help prepare the dinner. the men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television, or to discuss business or politics. if weather permits, some of the more athletic men go outside to play ball with the children. then everyone will sit down to dinner, in which traditional thanksgiving foods such as stuffed turkey, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie are served. after dinner, people will sit around and talk.
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for americans, thanksgiving day is one of the few days of the year when the entire family gets together. everyone is glad to see everyone else and there is a very busy exchange of greetings. the women soon disappear into the kitchen to help prepare the dinner. the men, meanwhile, settle down to watch a football game on television, or to discuss business or politics. if weather permits, some of the more athletic men go outside to play ball with the children. then everyone will sit down to dinner, in which traditional thanksgiving foods such as stuffed turkey, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, and pumpkin pie are served. after dinner, people will sit around and talk.
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