英文阅读：Giving thanks for all blessings
Nov. 23 is Thanksgiving Day this year. Let's step back and give thanks forall the blessings we have.
The origin
Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays in America and is
closely tied to American history. The origins of Thanksgiving can be traced back
to 1620 when over 100 English Puritans sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and
settled in the New World in pursuit of religious freedom. But after they arrived
they found themselves ill prepared to deal with the new climate and almost half
died from disease or starvation. Luckily, the local Iroquois tribe helped them
out and taught them how to grow local plants. Finally they reaped a good harvest
and the colonists decided to celebrate with the local people as an expression of
thanks. In 1863 President Lincoln declared the fourth Thursday of every November
to be Thanksgiving Day and it became a traditional holiday.
What to eat
Thanksgiving Day dinner is a big deal. Many people spend all day in the
kitchen preparing things such as plum pudding, mincemeat pie, cranberry sauce,
squash, pumpkin pie and of course, roast turkey. Roast turkey is usually the
centerpiece of the table, and has come to be a symbol that represents
Thanksgiving.
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