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    The document discusses the origins and traditions of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada. It describes how the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by the English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans after their successful harvest. It then explains that Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and the second Monday of October in Canada, where families gather for a meal including turkey, potatoes, and pie. Traditions of harvest festivals in both countries date back to the early European settlers.

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    The document discusses the origins and traditions of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada. It describes how the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by the English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans after their successful harvest. It then explains that Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and the second Monday of October in Canada, where families gather for a meal including turkey, potatoes, and pie. Traditions of harvest festivals in both countries date back to the early European settlers.

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    The document discusses the origins and traditions of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada. It describes how the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by the English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans after their successful harvest. It then explains that Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and the second Monday of October in Canada, where families gather for a meal including turkey, potatoes, and pie. Traditions of harvest festivals in both countries date back to the early European settlers.

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    Thanksgiving Day

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    The document discusses the origins and traditions of Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada. It describes how the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 by the English Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans after their successful harvest. It then explains that Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and the second Monday of October in Canada, where families gather for a meal including turkey, potatoes, and pie. Traditions of harvest festivals in both countries date back to the early European settlers.

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    Thanksgiving Day

    Why is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?


    • This tradition has its origins in 1621, when the English
    settlers celebrated, with the natives of the area, the success
    of their first harvest for three consecutive days.
    • Of the colonists who had arrived the previous year, on the
    ship “Mayflower”, to the Plymouth Colony (part of the
    present state of Massachusetts), only half managed to
    survive the first winter, which is why the following year's
    successful harvest was cause for celebration and gratitude.

    • The settlers' celebration, in which they shared turkey,


    pumpkins, and dried fruit with the natives, is known today
    as the first Thanksgiving, however, it was not repeated until
    many years later.
    Thanksgiving popularity

    CANADA

    U.S.A
    How is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?
    • This date is one of the most important holidays for Americans.
    This national holiday is considered a date to celebrate with
    the family and has become the time of year in which people
    travel the most in the United States to be with their loved
    ones.
    When it originated?
    • It originated as a day to give thanks for the blessings of the
    year and the harvest. The tradition dates back to early
    European settlers and Native Americans who shared a meal
    in 1621.
    • Currently, it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of
    November in the United States and the second Monday of
    October in Canada. Families gather to share a special meal
    that includes turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and
    pumpkin pie.
    This is how they celebrate in Canada
    • During his last voyage to these regions in 1509, Frobisher
    held a formal ceremony in present-day Frobisher Bay, Baffin
    Island (present-day Nunavut) to thank God; Later, they
    celebrated communion in a service conducted by Minister
    Robert Wolfall, the first religious service of its kind in the
    region. Years later, the tradition of the festival continued as
    more inhabitants arrived in the colonies. in Canada.
    This is how it originated in Canada
    • The origins of Thanksgiving in Canada can also be traced
    back to the early 17th century, when the French arrived in
    New France with explorer Samuel de Champlain and
    celebrated their successful harvests. The French in the area
    used to have festivals at the end of the harvest season and
    continued celebrating through the winter, even sharing their
    food with the region's Aboriginal people.
    This is how they celebrate in United States
    • In the United States, the modern tradition of Thanksgiving
    has its origins in 1623 at a celebration in Plymouth, in the
    current state of Massachusetts. There is also evidence that
    English settlers in Texas held celebrations on the mainland
    earlier in 1598, and thanksgiving parties in the colony of
    Virginia.
    • The festival in 1621 was celebrated in gratitude for a good
    harvest. In later years, the tradition continued with civil
    leaders such as Governor William Bradford, who planned to
    celebrate the day and help in 1623.
    This is how it originated in United States
    • The site of the first Thanksgiving in the United States, and
    even on the continent, is a subject of constant debate.
    Writers and professors Robyn Gioia and Michael Gannon of
    the University of Florida have pointed out that the first
    celebration of this day in what is now the United States was
    carried out by Spanish settlers on September 8, 1565, in
    which today is St. Augustine, Florida.

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