Thanksgiving is a special festival for Americans, it is a family holiday: families always have big dinners and happy reunions.

On this day American people thank God for what they have.

#n Autumn, Thanksgiving is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

The first Thanksgiving day dates back to 1621. The Pilgrim Fathers had previously left Britain due to religious persecutions. hen they arrived in !orth America, they weren"t ready to cope with the harsh conditions of the cold winter. The Native Americans helped, giving them food. #ndians and $ilgrim %athers celebrated the first Thanksgivings together: these were harvest festivals, occasions for thanking God for plentiful crops &the cornucopia is one of the symbols of Thanksgiving, it suggests abundance'.

POU T!": turkey, goose, duck, partridge, chicken( OT)*+ ,*AT: deer F!U#T: raspberries, strawberries, grapes, plums, cherries, blueberries and cranberry sauce $%&%TA' %(: peas, pumpkin &pumpkin pie', beans, onions, carrots and corn on the cob F#() such as clams, lobster, mussels, cod, seabass, herring and eel. An assortment of NUT( like walnuts and chestnuts. Delicious Thanksgiving food!!!

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One of the symbols of Thanksgiving is the cornucopia The traditional menu includes meat, fruit and vegetables

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4. 5ra6 in the cornucopia the Than7sgiving food you prefer.

4. This is a typical nursery rhyme 8 song ... listen to your teacher

Boys and girls, Boys and girls, Around the table, Around the table, Eating corn and turkey, Eating corn and turkey, And pumpkin pie, And pumpkin pie.

Pilgrims and Indians, Pilgrims and Indians, Around the table, Around the table, They are celebrating, They are celebrating, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day.