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The story of Thanksgiving

In 1620, some people called the

decided to leave

because they weren't free to practise their

Pilgrims

England

religion

the way they wanted.

They boarded a big boat called the

Mayflower

and they sailed to

America

Massachusetts) and formed the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England.

landed

They

at Plymouth Rock, (in present-day

The first was very cold.The Pilgrims didn’t have much . They didn’t have warm .The Pilgrims got sick. Many Pilgrims died. It was a terrible time.

winter

food

clothes

In the spring, Native Americans came to visit. They were friendly. An English-speaking called helped them. He taught them how to hunt and where to fish and he also showed them how to grow .

Indian

Squanto

corn

At the end of the season, the was abundant and the Pilgrims decided to celebrate.

harvest

meal

first

The Pilgrims were thankful for the good things they had.

They made a big and invited the Native Americans to come and eatwith them.

This was the Thanksgiving in America.

Later, in , President Abraham said there would be a national day for Thanksgiving. Since then Thanksgiving is officially celebrated in the USA on the fourth of November.

Lincoln

Thursday

1863