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Thanksgiving Day

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问题 Thanksgiving Day
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答案 Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is a legal holiday /observed annually in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. /In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday in October. /Most people celebrate Thanksgiving by gathering with family or friends for a holiday feast. /Thanksgiving was first celebrated by Pilgrims and native Americans in colonial New England in the early 17th century. /Today Thanksgiving is mainly a celebration of domestic life, /centered on the home and family. /Thanksgiving parades often feature children dressed in Pilgrim costume, /complete with tall hats, dark clothes, /and shoes with large silver-colored buckles . /In keeping with the idea of celebrating a plentiful harvest, /preparing and eating a large meal is a central part of most Thanksgiving celebrations. /The meal usually includes the pumpkin pie, cornbread, roasted turkey, etc. /These simple foods recall the old virtues of the Pilgrims, /emphasizing the natural gifts that greeted early settlers in their adopted homeland.
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