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Thanksgiving HistoryThanksgiving History

Thanksgiving started Thanksgiving started in 1621. in 1621.

A group of Pilgrims A group of Pilgrims from England went from England went to North America to North America because they wanted because they wanted religious freedom. religious freedom.

Thanksgiving HistoryThanksgiving History When they arrived, When they arrived,

they had no food and they had no food and no houses. It was a no houses. It was a very hard Winter.very hard Winter.

One day, they met One day, they met some Native American some Native American Indians. They taught Indians. They taught them how to get food them how to get food and build good houses.and build good houses.

Thanksgiving HistoryThanksgiving History When the Spring When the Spring

came, they had lots came, they had lots of food and they of food and they were so happy that were so happy that they decided to they decided to celebrate a feast celebrate a feast with their Indian with their Indian friends.friends.

Thanksgiving TraditionThanksgiving Tradition Today, people in the Today, people in the

USA still celebrate USA still celebrate Thanksgiving every Thanksgiving every November.November.

They get together They get together with their family and with their family and they say thanks for they say thanks for all the good things all the good things that they have in that they have in their lives.their lives.

Thanksgiving CelebrationThanksgiving Celebration On Thanksgiving On Thanksgiving

families get families get together and have a together and have a big harvest feast! big harvest feast! They eat turkey, They eat turkey, corn, stuffing, corn, stuffing, potatoes, pumpkin potatoes, pumpkin pie, and crops. pie, and crops. Everyone gets a big Everyone gets a big stomachache!!stomachache!!

Thanksgiving CustomsThanksgiving Customs

The customs of The customs of Thanksgiving are, Thanksgiving are, eating, seeing your eating, seeing your family, singing, family, singing, thanking people for thanking people for coming over and coming over and coming to their coming to their celebration! It is a celebration! It is a thankful holiday!thankful holiday!

More Thanksgiving More Thanksgiving CustomsCustoms

One of the customs One of the customs on Thanksgiving is on Thanksgiving is being thankful for being thankful for people coming to people coming to your house. They are your house. They are thankful for this thankful for this because some people because some people don’t see their don’t see their family too much. family too much.