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Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is an American f______. It is celebrated on the f______ Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner a______ family and friends. People make short speeches and give t______ for their food. We have celebrated the festival s______ the first pioneers from England arrived in American by ship ____ ____ ________ ______ (在十七世纪)。While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was w______ than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated t_________ by eating a dinner of the new food. We still celebrate Thanksgiving today w______ a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most c______ 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 w______ 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 _______ _____(也，还).When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes. The festival is a very b______ time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. D______ the festival, there are p______ 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 s______ of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents .Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. L______ many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy o______ very much.