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Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people.
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Nov 27, 2024 · Thanksgiving is commonly known as a way to commemorate the colonial Pilgrims' harvest meal in 1621 that they shared with Wampanoag Indians.