Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a ??? for a special
dinner among family and friends. People make ??? and give thanks for their food.
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth
century. While they were ??? the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed , their first winter was worst than any
English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they
celebrated together by eating dinner of the new food.
We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our
house because we all help prepare the food. We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for
the food, so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! We often
talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.
The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival
there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy
’
s Thanksgiving
Day Parade. The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy
’
s store. Thanksgiving is the start of
the Christmas season, and we start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents. Football is also important
at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and
enjoy ourselves very much.