Theme: Thanksgiving
Please go to the following website:
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/read/thanksgiving-history
Sometime during 1620, a boat filled with more than 100 people (Pilgrims) left England and sailed across the Atlantic in search for new land. They finally found an appropriate destination (present day Massachusetts), and began a new life. The Pilgrims knew farming, and with the help of some locals (Indians) they even learned how to grow various crops. To celebrate their first bountiful harvest and to repay the gratitude of the locals, they organized a huge harvest celebration which is now known as the first Thanksgiving.
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/thanksgiving-trivia-questions-and-answers.html
1. What are you thankful for?
2. Are there any traditional days like Thanksgiving in your own country? please describe a holiday like Thanksgiving in your own country.
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