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grop6 Thanks giving day ceremony
Thanksgiving Day4 Thursday, 25 November Celebrated in USA and Canada in the United States thanksgiving day Thanksgiving is a harvest day that was originally show of gratitude to God. Today Thanksgiving is the only non-religious holiday celebrated in the United States. Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November each In 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. Americans spend time with their families and eat big meals together. The traditionally popular food is turkey. The reason for eating turkey is Benjamin’s words. Franklin that “Turkeys are respectable animals” and should be considered the national animal of the United States. Turkey has become a food to celebrate special occasions. in 1621 the plymouth colonists and wampanoag celebrated their first Thankgiving celebration in the colonies