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thanksgiving day

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thanksgiving day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the united states and canada traditionally it is a time to gather with friends and family to give thanks to god.

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thanksgiving in north america had originated from a mix of european and native traditions typically in europe festivals were held before and after the harvest cycles to give thanks for a good harvest to rejoice together after much hard work with the rest of the community at the time native americans had also celebrated the end of a harvest season when europeans first arrived to the americas they brought with them their own harvest festival traditions from europe celebrating their safe voyage peace and good harvest.

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in many american tables the turkey is still the pride of place for thanksgiving in the u.s alone more than 40 million turkeys are eaten during this holiday weekend each year it is usually accompanied by the sauce and filling thanksgiving is the traditional dish for many sweet potatoes add sugar spices and butter in a pan shot and sometimes with mauve other vegetarian dishes salads followed by the traditional pumpkin pie and whipped cream in many families the end of a traditional thanksgiving retreat to a comfortable chair to loosen the belt!

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