{"id":2710,"date":"2013-11-25T01:28:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T06:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2013\/11\/13\/thanksgiving-an-american-holiday\/"},"modified":"2013-11-25T01:28:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T06:28:40","slug":"thanksgiving-an-american-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2013\/11\/25\/thanksgiving-an-american-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving an American Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"style4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1912\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2013\/11\/untitled-4.png\" alt=\"untitled (4)\" width=\"263\" height=\"192\" \/><span style=\"color: #993300\">Celebrate on: Fourth Thursday in November<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November, but many Americans take a day of vacation on the following Friday to make a four-day weekend, during which they may travel long distances to visit family and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practice their dissenting religion without interference. After a rough winter, in which about half of them died, they turned for help to neighboring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next fall&#8217;s bountiful harvest inspired the Pilgrims to give thanks by holding a feast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">The Thanksgiving feast became a national tradition \u2014 not only because so many other Americans have found prosperity but also because the Pilgrims&#8217; sacrifices for their freedom still captivate the imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300\">To this day, Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the foods served at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, pumpkin pie. 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