1、2022-7-21+It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada2022-7-211.Origin2.Celebration（1）food（2）activities2022-7-21Origin JourneyofPilgrimsThelegendarypilgrims,crossedtheAtlanticintheyear1620inMayflower-A17thCenturysailingvessel
2、.About102peopletraveledfornearlytwomonthswithextremedifficulty.Thiswassobecausetheywerekeptinthecargospaceofthesailingvessel.Noonewasallowedtogoonthedeckduetoterriblestorms.ThepilgrimscomfortedthemselvesbysingingPsalms-asacredsong.2022-7-21Arrival in Plymouth The pilgrims reached Plymouth rock on De
3、cember 11th 1620,after a sea journey of 66 days.Though the original destination was somewhere in the northern part of Virginia,they could not reach the place owing to winds blowing them off course.Nearly46 pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter.However,in the spring of 1621,Squanto,a native Ind
4、ian taught the pilgrims to survive by growing food.2022-7-21DayofFastingandPrayerInthesummerof1621,owingtoseveredrought,pilgrimscalledforadayoffastingandprayertopleaseGodandaskforabountifulharvestinthecomingseason.Godansweredtheirprayersanditrainedattheendoftheday.Itsavedthecorncrops.2022-7-21FirstT
5、hanksgivingFeastItissaidthatPilgrimslearnttogrowcorn,beansandpumpkinsfromtheIndians,whichhelpedallofthemsurvive.Intheautumnof1621,theyheldagrandcelebrationwhere90peoplewereinvitedincludingIndians.Thegrandfeastwasorganizedtothankgodforhisfavors.Thiscommunaldinnerispopularlyknownas“Thefirstthanksgivin
6、gfeast”.Thereishowever,noevidencetoproveifthedinneractuallytookplace.Whilesomehistoriansbelievepilgrimswerequitereligiousso,theirthanksgivingwouldveincludedadayoffastingandpraying,otherssaythattheThanksgivingdinnerdidtakeplace2022-7-212022-7-21Delicious FoodPeople will bring together their families
7、and friends to have a feast Thanksgiving dinner2022-7-21+They eat roast turkey,corn,potatoes,pumpkin pie,and so on.2022-7-21+The Turkey Association estimates that just on Thanksgiving Day Americans ate 46000000 Turkeys.2022-7-212022-7-212022-7-212022-7-21+The game,cranberry race:put a bowl with cran
8、berries on the floor,4-10 player in the sitting around,each sent her a.The beginning of the game,they first sewing clothes,and then to a series cranberry,one to 3 minutes;who was the longest string,who will get the prize.As for the string of the slowest person,we also make fun of to send him a worst
9、 award.2022-7-21Game two,game of corn:corn five people hid in the house,we go separately,find corn five to participate in the competition,other people watched.The start of the game,five on the rapid exploitation of maize grain in a bowl,who finished first stripping who the winners,then by no race ar
10、ound the bowl next to guess how many grains of corn,guess the number of the nearest award to a bag of popcorn.2022-7-21+Game three,the game with a teaspoon of pumpkin run,the rules can not be touched by hand pumpkin,who won a first destination.The smaller spoon with the competition,the game is more
11、interesting.2022-7-212022-7-21+Grateful to those who reprimanded you,because he contributed to your patience!+Grateful to those who abandoned you,because he taught you to be independent!+Grateful to those who deceive you,because he enhanced your knowledge!+Grateful to those who hurt you,because he steeled your mind!2022-7-212022-7-212022-7-212022-7-21
