Long ago, people called Pilgrims left their home in England and came across the ocean to America in a boat called the Mayflower. They built their own houses, planted seeds they had brought with them, and made friends with the Indians, who were already living in America. The Indians taught them how to plant corn and hunt and fish for animals that they could eat. In the fall, when the corn was ready, the Pilgrims picked it.

It was their first harvest, and when they had finished, they had a party to celebrate and give thanks that they had enough food to last through the winter. The party, called the First Thanksgiving, was held outside, and everyone came, including the Indians. Now every year we celebrate Thanksgiving to remember the brave Pilgrims and to give thanks for all of our blessings.

1. In what year did the Pilgrims first celebrate Thanksgiving?

Answer: 1621The Pilgrims arrived in 1620 and nearly half died that winter. They celebrated Thanksgiving the following year after reaping 收割 the benefits of their first harvest.

2. How long did the first Thanksgiving celebration last?

Answer: Three daysWhile the exact date of the first celebration is unknown, we know that the celebration lasted for three days. According to a first-hand account by Edward Winslow, the Pilgrims and 91 Wampanoag Indians hunted, ate and played games.

3. Which of the following was the least likely to appear at the first Thanksgiving meal?

Answer: PotatoesAt the time, Europeans believed potatoes to be poisonous. This isn't as absurd as it sounds! Potato leaves are poisonous and if a potato is left in the sun too long, the skin turns green and can make you sick. The cooks of Queen Elizabeth I once served the royal family potatoes cooked with the leaves and they became very ill, causing potatoes to be banned!

4. Which president proclaimed 宣布 the last Thursday in November as an official day of Thanksgiving?

Answer: Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Incidentally, Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale had been lobbying Presidents to make that proclamation since 1827!

5. Every year the President of the United States "pardons" a turkey, sparing it from becoming part of Thanksgiving dinner. Which president started this tradition?

Answer: Harry S. TrumanWhile the Truman Library has been unable to find any supporting evidence, it is commonly accepted that in 1947 Truman pardoned the first turkey, starting the tradition we have today.

6. On what day do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?

Answer: The second Monday in OctoberThe first Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated on April 15, 1872 in thanks for the recovery of the future King Edward VII from a serious illness. The date of the second Monday in October was set by Parliament in 1957.

7. Wild turkeys can fly.

Answer: TrueWild turkeys can fly up to 55mph! Domestic turkeys, however, tend to weigh twice as much as wild turkeys and are too heavy to fly.

8. President F.D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up a week to create a longer Christmas shopping season.

Answer: TrueThanksgiving in 1939 was set to fall on the last day of November. To lengthen the shopping season, Roosevelt pushed Thanksgiving up one week. His action caused great controversy, 争论 prompting 推动 , 激励 Congress to pass a law in 1941 that fixed the date as the 4th Thursday of November.

9. Native Americans were not invited to the first Thanksgiving celebration because the Pilgrims were afraid of them.

Answer: False91 members of the Wampanoag 万帕诺亚格人tribe were present at the first Thanksgiving. They helped the Pilgrims survive their first year in the New World.

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THANK YOUfor all my hands can hold--apples red,and melons gold,yellow cornboth ripe and sweet,peas and beansso good to eat!

THANK YOUfor all my ears can hear--birds' song echoingfar and near,songs of littlestream, big sea,cricket, bullfrog 牛蛙 ,duck and bee!

THANK YOUfor all my eyes can see--lovely sunlight,field and tree,white cloud-boatsin sea-deep sky,soaring (flying)birdand butterfly.

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