Thanksgiving: An American Tradition — VOA Learning English
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The American holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday is during autumn -- the main season for harvesting crops. Thanksgiving is an autumn harvest festival like those found in many cultures around the world.
On this day, most Americans gather with friends and family. Many take time to think about what they are thankful for, cook up a storm, and eat.
A lot.
The star of most Thanksgiving dinners is a roasted turkey. Turkeys are large birds native to North America.
The turkey is cooked in an oven for many hours, often with a mix of celery, bread, onions and spices inside the bird. This mix becomes stuffing -- another star of the Thanksgiving…
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