The origin of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day, an annual national holiday, is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a time to show gratitude for good things you have in life. People celebrate this day with a lavish feast with their family and friends.
Thanksgiving Day can be traced back to 1620 -1621. The ship, Mayflower left England in the fall of 1620, bringing the group of English religious refugees known as the Pilgrims to North America. In the winter of 1620, the harvests had failed and half of the Pilgrims had starved to death. For the rest who survived, the Native Americans taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, beans; catch fish, and collect seafood.
In the following winter of 1621, the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to a celebration at the Plymouth Plantation after a successful harvest season.
Traditional Thanksgiving dishes include roasted turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pies are most common.
Thanksgiving also kicks off the shopping season. During Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, almost all stores offer all kinds of special deals to attract consumers to their shops. To grab the bargain for their desired items, people wait in line even hours before the stores are open.