____ is a national holiday celebrated in the United States as a day of giving____ for the blessing of the ____ and the new year which is celebrated on the ____ ____ of ____. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in ____. At the beginning of the 17th century, a religious group called the ____ was persecuted in England. They decided to go to ____ to establish a colony where they could practice their ____ freely. In September 1620, a hundred and two Puritans and colonists left____, England on a ship called The ____. The voyage on the ocean was very dangerous. In ____ 1620, they arrived in America, in what is today Cape Cod, ____. These original colonists are known as the ____ or Pilgrim Fathers. Their first winter was very difficult. The Pilgrims were cold and hungry. ____ Pilgrims died during this time. In the spring of 1621, ____ from the ____ tribe helped the ____ survive. One of them could speak English. His name was ____. Squanto showed the colonists how to plant local ____, such as pumpkins and ____, as well as where to ____ and hunt. The Pilgrims worked hard. They built houses, they went hunting and fishing. The ____ of 1621 produces a lot of food so a ____was organized to celebrate and give thanks to God. The grateful ____ invited____ and other ____. They had a big celebration for three days. It was the first Thanksgiving. A traditional Thanksgiving dinner consists of a roast ____, ____, mashed ____, green ____ and ____ sauce. Many people have ____ pie for dessert. It is a time for counting our ____ we have received during the year and being with our families and friends. It is tradition to watch ____ match in the afternoon. In some cities, there are Thanksgiving ____ with marching ____ playing music, decorated ____, and helium filled ____ travel down the streets. Spectators line the streets and watch the parade travel by. It is a four-day ____. Pupils don't go to ____. The symbol of Thanksgiving is a ____, which is a ____ filled with ____.

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