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+ItiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovemberintheUnitedStatesandonthesecondMondayofOctoberinCanada1.Origin2.Celebration（1）food（2）activitiesOriginJourneyofPilgrimsThelegendarypilgrims,crossedtheAtlanticintheyear1620inMayflower-A17thCenturysailingvessel.About102peopletraveledfornearlytwomonthswithextremedifficulty.Thiswassobecausetheywerekeptinthecargospaceofthesailingvessel.Noonewasallowedtogoonthedeckduetoterriblestorms.ThepilgrimscomfortedthemselvesbysingingPsalms-asacredsong.ArrivalinPlymouthThepilgrimsreachedPlymouthrockonDecember11th1620,afteraseajourneyof66days.ThoughtheoriginaldestinationwassomewhereinthenorthernpartofVirginia,theycouldnotreachtheplaceowingtowindsblowingthemoffcourse.Nearly46pilgrimsdiedduetoextremecoldinwinter.However,inthespringof1621,Squanto,anativeIndiantaughtthepilgrimstosurvivebygrowingfood.DayofFastingandPrayerInthesummerof1621,owingtoseveredrought,pilgrimscalledforadayoffastingandprayertopleaseGodandaskforabountifulharvestinthecomingseason.Godansweredtheirprayersanditrainedattheendoftheday.Itsavedthecorncrops.FirstThanksgivingFeastItissaidthatPilgrimslearnttogrowcorn,beansandpumpkinsfromtheIndians,whichhelpedallofthemsurvive.Intheautumnof1621,theyheldagrandcelebrationwhere90peoplewereinvitedincludingIndians.Thegrandfeastwasorganizedtothankgodforhisfavors.Thiscommunaldinnerispopularlyknownas“Thefirstthanksgivingfeast”.Thereishowever,noevidencetoproveifthedinneractuallytookplace.Whilesomehistoriansbelievepilgrimswerequitereligiousso,theirthanksgivingwould'veincludedadayoffastingandpraying,otherssaythattheThanksgivingdinnerdidtakeplaceDeliciousFoodPeoplewillbringtogethertheirfamiliesandfriendstohaveafeastThanksgivingdinner+Theyeatroastturkey,corn,potatoes,pumpkinpie,andsoon.+TheTurkeyAssociationestimatesthatjustonThanksgivingDayAmericansate46000000Turkeys.+Thegame,cranberryrace:putabowlwithcranberriesonthefloor,4-10playerinthesittingaround,eachsenthera.Thebeginningofthegame,theyfirstsewingclothes,andthentoaseriescranberry,oneto3minutes;whowasthelongeststring,whowillgettheprize.Asforthestringoftheslowestperson,wealsomakefunoftosendhimaworstaward.Gametwo,gameofcorn:cornfivepeoplehidinthehouse,wegoseparately,findcornfivetoparticipateinthecompetition,otherpeoplewatched.Thestartofthegame,fiveontherapidexploitationofmaizegraininabowl,whofinishedfirststrippingwhothewinners,thenbynoracearoundthebowlnexttoguesshowmanygrainsofcorn,guessthenumberofthenearestawardtoabagofpopcorn.+Gamethree,thegamewithateaspoonofpumpkinrun,therulescannotbetouchedbyhandpumpkin,whowonafirstdestination.Thesmallerspoonwiththecompetition,thegameismoreinteresting.+Gratefultothosewhoreprimandedyou,becausehecontributedtoyourpatience!+Gratefultothosewhoabandonedyou,becausehetaughtyoutobeindependent!+Gratefultothosewhodeceiveyou,becauseheenhancedyourknowledge!+Gratefultothosewhohurtyou,becausehesteeledyourmind!