England travel Turkey learn together organized Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, about the time most crops are harvested in North America. American families get (1)______on this day to give thanks to God, to enjoy a big dinner and to remember the first Thanksgiving, which took place long ago. The first settlers were a religious group who moved from (2)______to America in the early 17th century. In the beginning, their life in America was very difficult. When they had a good year, they (3)______a dinner party for all the settlers to thank God for His kindness. They also invited some of the Indians who had helped them (4)______to hunt and grow local food. That was the first Thanksgiving. Today, Thanksgiving is a family holiday. Family members sometimes (5)______thousands of miles to get together for Thanksgiving. (6)______, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie are eaten on the occasion.