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Americans of all religions celebrate Thanksgiving of the 4th Thursday of November. Children do not go to school and most businesses close for four days. People in Canada also celebrate Thanksgiving, but they celebrate it on the 2nd Monday in October. Thanksgiving is a special day for families and people travel great distances to be with their families for this occasion. Why is Thanksgiving an important day?
The tradition started with the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’. They were the founders of a colony in North America.
These people were Puritans. They were against the Church of England, and suffered religious persecution in England. They wanted to start a new life in a new country.
Eventually, on the 6 September 1620, 102 men, women and children left Plymouth in south-west England on a ship called the Mayflower. The voyage was difficult: two Pilgrims died, but two were born. On the 11 December 1620 they landed on the north-east coast of North America. They called this area Plymouth.
It was almost winter and there wasn't much food. They immediately built small houses, but it was too
late to grow crops. The winter was very long and cold and half of the Pilgrims died.
In the spring a native American called Squanto helped the Pilgrims. He taught them how to grow corn
and how to hunt and fish. Soon the Pilgrims and native Americans became friends.
The Pilgrims grew crops and the summer harvest was excellent. By November 1621 everyone had food
and a home. There was hope for the future.
William Bradford was the governor of the Pilgrim's colony. He decided to celebrate with a dinner for the
Pilgrims and about ninety native Americans. He wanted to thank God. This was the first
Thanksgiving dinner, and it continued for three days.


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