Thanksgiving Day; Yesterday and Nowadays

Thanksgiving is an American holiday which came up to its history in 16^th century. The modern Thanksgiving has things in common with the first one, which took place almost four hundred years ago in the English colony of Massachusetts. In 1620, the Pilgrims, who were a religious group from England, arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrims came to the New World because their religion was different from the main religion in England. In the first winter, the Pilgrims’ lives was very hard. It caused almost half of the group died. They died of hunger, cold and disease. Yet this situation did not long last because the Indians of Massachusetts helped them during the next year. The Indians taught the newcomers how to hunt, grow corn and survive in the New World. When the next winter came, the Pilgrims had enough food. They were grateful and had a feast to give thanks. They invited the Indians, whom they shared food and friendship with, to the feast. In the feast, the Pilgrims and Indians probably ate deer while today Americans eat turkey. Although the food is probably different, the modern Thanksgiving and the first one have a similar spirit to celebrate.