The biggest holiday in America for family and feasting, Thanksgiving Day celebrates the traditional harvest after Pilgrims came to these shores to seek a new life. The very first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, MA in 1621, when weary settlers were joined by Wampanoag Indians in celebration of a traditional Old World English harvest festival.

Thankfully, the Thanksgiving tradition continues today with turkey, savory stuffing and cranberry sauce, plus generous helpings of pumpkin pie and other desserts traditionally prepared from family recipes handed down through the years.

Just up ahead, find related resources including fun facts on the colorful history of Thanksgiving - as well as guides to planning, organizing, and cooking up your own harvest festival including turkey how to's, homemade Thanksgiving decorations, family games and Thanksgiving craft activities (for kids of all ages), plus more instructions on what to do with all those turkey leftovers ....

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