Americans celebrate thanksgiving in the fourth thursday of november. children don't go to school and businesses close for four days. it is a special day for families, and people travle great distances just to be with their families for this occasion. today the traditional thanksgiving meal is similar to the first one they had nearly 400 years ago. people eat roast turkey with cranberry sauce, potatoes and pumpkin pie. many organisations also prepare a free meal for poor people in their towns or sities. in new york, there are also parades and more than two million people go to see it every year.
Americans celebrate thanksgiving in the fourth thursday of november. children don't go to school and businesses close for four days. it is a special day for families, and people travle great distances just to be with their families for this occasion. today the traditional thanksgiving meal is similar to the first one they had nearly 400 years ago. people eat roast turkey with cranberry sauce, potatoes and pumpkin pie. many organisations also prepare a free meal for poor people in their towns or sities. in new york, there are also parades and more than two million people go to see it every year.