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ThanksgivingDay

ThanksgivingDayisauniqueAmericanfestival,whichstartedin1621,andin1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolndeclaredthelastThursdayinNovemberasanationalholidayofThanksgiving.Finallyin1941,congressdeclaredthattheholidaywouldbecelebratedeveryyearonthefourthThursdayinNovember.

originThanksgivingshouldbetracedbacktothehistoryoftheUnitedStates.

TheoriginofthanksgivingtotheUnitedStatesofAmericahistoryhasbeentraced（追溯）backtothebeginning.In1620，thefamous“Mayflower”（五月花号）shiploadedwithunbearable（难以承受的）theBritaindomestic（国内的）religious（宗教）persecution（迫害）Puritan（清教徒）arrivedinAmerica102.1620and1621attheturnofthewinter，theymetunimaginabledifficulties，insufferhungerandcold（饥寒交迫），winter，immigrants（移民）survivedtheonly50people.Basedonthe“guest”（来者是客）beliefsandcustoms，theIndiansgavetheseimmigrantsbroughtthenecessariesoflife，andteachthemtohunt，fishandcorn，pumpkin（南瓜）andsoonsurvivalmethod.WiththehelpoftheAmericanIndians，fromEuropeanimmigrantsbecameaccustomedtothelocalwayoflife.Tocelebratetheharvestdate（在欢庆丰收的日子），EuropeanimmigrantsinvitedtheIndianstothankGodforgiving.

TypicalFoodonThanksgivingTurkeySweetPotatoesPumpkinPies

pumpkinpie!

turkey!

Turkeys

Mypleasure!

Inaddition,peopleatthetablecanalsoeatapples,orange,chestnut（栗子）,walnuts（胡桃）,andgrape,aswellasmeatpie,smallcranberrysauceand（烩蔓越橘）soon.

Duringthedinners,thefamilymembersmayalsoutterafewlinesofthanksorchantaspecialprayer.

ActivitiesofThanksgivingPeople’sfavoritegameisthepumpkinrun.Inthiscompetition,everyoneuseateaspoonpushingpumpkinrun.Ofcourse,yourhandsarenotallowedtotouchthepumpkin.Thesmallerteaspoonis,themoreinterestingthegame.

WatchingSportsProgramsAnumberofprofessionalanduniversityfootballgamesareplayedonThanksgivingDay.Someof