1、maxiying Nov24. 2011Thanksgiving is Originated! Thanksgiving became a holiday almost 400 years ago, in 1621. The holiday originated in Massachusetts when the pilgrims arrived and settled in 1620. They were greeted by the Iroquois Indians and one year later they had a Thanksgiving Feast.A long time a

2、go in a country called England, there were a group of people who all went to the same church, they were called Puritans.There was a king of England who thought everyone should go to his church. He got mad when the pilgrims didnt want to go to his church, he said, “You go to my church or you go to ja

3、il!”The pilgrims said, “Ok, well go to jail.”Finally the king realized that the Pilgrims werent going to change their minds so he said, “You can get out of jail, but you have to leave England.” So the pilgrims set sail for America on a ship called the “Mayflower.” The trip to America was long and ha

4、rd. There were storms and the ship was really crowded. When they got to America, it was winter and there were no food or houses. Many of the pilgrims died from sickness, starvation and freezing to death. There were some people who lived in America already. We called them Indians. They saw the Pilgri

5、ms suffering and they decided to help them. They showed them how to hunt and fish. They helped them build houses out of the trees there. They showed them how to grow corn and pumpkins.When it was winter again, the Pilgrims had food and a place to live. They were so happy, they said, “We need to have

6、 a feast and celebrate. Well invite our friends, the Indians.” So they had a great feast that lasted for a whole week, they ate turkey, fish, deer, sweet potatoes, corn and pumpkin. They played games. But the first thing they did was to say a prayer of Thanksgiving to God for giving them friends, fo

7、od, houses and a place to live where they could go to any church they wanted. Thanksgiving Celebration On Thanksgiving families get together and have a big harvest feast! They eat turkey, corn, stuffing, potatoes, cornucopias, pumpkin pie, and crops. Everyone gets a BIG stomach ache!Thanksgiving Customs The customs of Thanksgiving are, eating, seeing your family, singing, thanking people for coming over and coming to their celebration! It is a thankful holiday!More Thanksgiving Customs One of the customs on Thanksgiving is being thankful for people coming to your h