Each year Americans in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Here are some common traditions.

Travel: One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family. Most people living far from home will travel a long way to be with their family. Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year!

Feast(盛宴): Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. They include turkey, sauces, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread and so on. Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal.

Wishbone: Breaking the turkey’s wishbone is part of their celebration. Two people each take one end of the wishbone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the larger part of the bone gets their wish!

The Turkey Pardon(“特赦火雞”大典): It is an interesting white House tradition. Each year before Thanksgiving, the President of the US will let a live turkey free, allowing it to live out the rest of its life on a farm.

Helping Others: Some generous(慷慨的) people like to help the poor at Thanksgiving. Some volunteer to serve food to the homeless.

1.Most people will get together with their family at Thanksgiving.

2.“The Wishbone” is a program that people like watching at Thanksgiving.

3.The President of the US will share turkey with others on the farm.

4.Some people would like to help the poor at Thanksgiving.

5.The passage mainly tells us how American people celebrate Thanksgiving.

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