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舞蹈视频感恩节 The American Thanksgiving Story Early in the seventeenth century, a group of people called pilgrims wanted to reform and purify England churches. As a result of their efforts, they were persecuted. So they sailed to Netherland, also known as Holland, seeking religious freedom. After twelve years in Holland with the struggle to make a living and felt threatened by the permissive dark society, the pilgrims decided to seek a refuge in a place which they created a society to match their religious societies. In exchange for seven years of work, the puritans persuaded the London Stock Company to finance their journey to the new world. In September 1620, a hundred and two passengers set sail from Plymouth England on a ship called the Mayflower. The journey took 65 days and was filled with much difficulty. Bad storms weakened the ship and caused many leaks. Many passengers were cold and dead for much of the journey and others were concerned that they wouldn’t even survive. Though many were sick and one person died, they did make it. On December 11th 1620, the pilgrims landed on Plymouth ground and began to explore the surrounding area for suitable places to build their colony. They chose Plymouth because it had an excellent harbor and a large brook in which to catch fish to eat. While living on the Mayflower and swaying back forth to land, the pilgrims built their houses and barns. Construction was hindered by exceptionally heavy snow and tense cold, but the settlement was completed in the late March 1621. Their success was damped by great sorrow. Nearly half of the original group died for the first winter. Besides survival, the puritans were concerned that the Native American Indians would attack them. To their surprise, An Indian named Samsite walked right into their colony and welcomed to them in broken English. Samsite was from Indian tribe Maine and he picked up a few English words from the fishermen who came into their harbors there. He told them also of