This presentation is made by Svetlana Berdianova an English teacher Spassk secondary school №2
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1620 one hundred Pilgrims came to America from England. They came on board the ship “Mayflower”.
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The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims. They taught them to plant corn, to build houses, to fish and to hunt.
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In the autumn of 1621 the Pilgrims had their first harvest. They decided to have a special dinner. The Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to their dinner. It lasted three days.
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Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday. The families come together for a special dinner.
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The traditional food on Thanksgiving Day is turkey, corn bread, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, beans, nuts and sauce made from cranberries.
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Football is the most popular game on the day. After dinner people relax, talk and watch a football game on TV.
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Shops, classrooms and homes are decorated with turkeys, Pilgrims, Indians, flowers and vegetables.
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Every Thanksgiving Day there is a very big parade in New York City.
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One of the traditions of this festival is to send greeting cards.