Перевести текст the american thancksgiving began as feast of thancksvigin almost four hundred years ago.in 1620 a religious community sailed across the stlantic ocean to settle in the new world . they settled in what is now known as the state of massachusetts .the first winter in america was difficult.they arrived too late to grow a rich harvest .morever half the colony died from disease .the following spring the iroquois undians taught them how to ggrow corn. indians showed them also how to grow other crops and how to hunt and fish . in the autumn of 1621they got a beautiful harvest of corn barley beans and pumpkins . the colonist had much to be thankful for so they planned a feast .local lndian chief and ninetyl indians were present .the colonists learned from lndians how to cook cranberries and dishes of corn and pumpkins . in following years many of the colonist celebrate the harvest with a feast of thanks . after the unated states gaind idependence congress recommended once yearly day of thanksviging for the whole country .later georg washington saggested the date november 26 thangsgiving day. then after the civil war abraham lincoln suggested the last thursday in november to be the day of thancksvigiving. on thancksgiving day family members gather at the house of an older relative even if they live far away . all give thancks for everythin good they have .charittable organizations offer traditional meal to the homeless