2. Thanksgiving Day is a traditional day for
families and friends to get together for a
special meal. Thanksgiving Day is a time for
many people to give thanks for what they
have.
3. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and
Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn
harvest feast that is known today as one of
the first Thanksgiving celebrations Lincoln
proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to
be held each November.
4. The meal often includes turkey, stuffing,
potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin
pie, and vegetables.
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6. In Thanksgiving Day there are parades , a
football match and it starts Christmas
shopping.
7. The 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade takes over Manhattan on Thursday,
November 26. There are marching bands,
extravagant floats and giant balloon
characters. There are new character
balloons, such as Red from Angry Birds, and
new floats like Snoopy's Dog House.
