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thanksgivingdayisanamericanholidayandnotcelebratedincontinentaleurope.onthefourththursdayofeachnovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogetherfortheoasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-afternoon.thanksgivingoriginatedasacelebrationoftheyear'sharvestandissimilartothemid-autumnfestivalinchina.•
theoriginofthethanksgivingday
thisamericantraditionstartedin1621beforetheunitedstatesofamericawasestablished.itwasahugecelebrationforahard-earnedharvestthefirstyearafterarrivinginthenewworld.
onseptember6,1620,themayflowershipsetsailfromplymouth,devon,england,takingalltheenglishpilgrims(清教徒)tothenewworld.theenglishpilgrimsnumberedaboutahundredpeople,andleftenglandtoescapereligiouspersecution.theirvoyagetothenewworldwasfinancedbymerchantadventurers,anenglishinvestroup.
thepilgrimssailedsixty-sixdays,arrivedinthenewworldinnovemberofthesameyear.theyfirstsettledinacornfieldabandonedbynativeindiansandnameditplymouthplantation.
theyworkedonthelandwithmuchdifficultyandwerebesetbyadevastatingplagueinwhichhalfofthepilgrimdiedinthelongwinterof1620.inthespringof1621,anindianbravenamedsquantoandherwampanoag(瓦帕浓人，北美印第安人阿尔琴族一部落)tribecametotheirhelp.thetribetaughtthepilgrimshowtoworktheearthandplantcorn,beans,pumpkins,squashandothercrops.
thethanksgivingfeastin1621
inlateseptember1621,thepilgrimswerepleasedwiththeirgreatharvest.tocelebratetheirfirstharvest,thepilgrimswan