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    In most countries, people usually have  food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is on the  Thursday in November, and is a time to give  for food in the autumn. At this time, people also remember the first  from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. They had a long, hard winter, and many of them  . In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in  new home. These days,  still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by  a big meal at home with their family. The main dish of this meal is almost turkey, a large bird.