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The fourth Thursday in November is a national day of thanksgiving in the United States. The tradition is 【小题1】 very old one, dating back to the 【小题2】 (arrive) of some of the earliest English settlers in North America in the 17th century 【小题3】, after their first successful harvests, paused 【小题4】 (celebrate) their bounty and give thanks for 【小题5】 (survive) their first terrible winter in 【小题6】 was then a wilderness. Falling in the autumn, Thanksgiving has much in common 【小题7】 harvest holidays in other nations and cultures. Still, with its turkey dinners, family gatherings, football games and 【小题8】 (parade), there’s something about the day that is distinctively American. Together with July 4th, when the U.S. 【小题9】 (mark) its independence from Great Britain, it’s a 【小题10】 (true) national holiday that includes all citizens in a common purpose, regardless of religious, political or ethnic persuasion.