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Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day It is one of Americas most popular holidays. It is a day for expressing thanks for the good things in life, especially family and friends. Thanksgiving Day Im Shirley Griffith. and Im Sarah Long. The story of Thanksgiving is our report today on the VOA special English program, This is America. This Thursday is Th-g day. The writer O. Henry called it the one day that is purely American. Th-g is not a religious holiday. But it has spiritual meaning. Some Americans attend church ceremonies on Th-g morning. Others travel long distances to be with their families. They have a large dinner, which is the main part of the celebration. Thanksgiving Day For many Americans, Th-g is the only time of year when all members of a family gather together. So, the holiday is considered a time of family reunion. About thirty-million Americans are expected to travel this week to be with their families. It is the busiest travel time of the year in the United States. More than any other holiday, Th-g is a celebration of family and home. Here is part of a traditional Th-g song. It is called Bless This House. It is sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Thanksgiving Day On Th-g, family and friends enjoy a long day of cooking, eating, and talking. The Th-g meal almost always includes turkey meat with a bread mixture cooked inside. Other traditional foods are sweet potatoes, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. Stores sell more food at Th-g than at any other time of the year. And many people eat more food Th-g than at any other time of the year. Thanksgiving Day Th-g is celebrated every year on the ____. (The month of Nov. is autumn in the United States.) Autumn is the season when crops are gathered. When the first European settlers in America gathered their crops, they celebrated. They thanked their God for the success of the harvest. Thanksgiving Day Tradition says the first Th-g was celebrated in ____ by Pilgrim settlers from England.