TodayisThanksgivingDay,andIthought,"Mom,thinkofmeeverywhereforme."Holdinginthehand,afraidofbroken,containedinthemouthafraidof,andIwasindifferent,neverrepay.Today,IuseThanksgivingDaytorepaymom!
AssoonasIgothomefromschool,Isawmymotherstoopdownandsweepthefloor.Beanbigsweatfallsdownfromhisforehead,seeshere,Icannotbeartoheart,thensaidtothemother:"mother,Icome!"motherlistensto,firstisoneLeng,thendoubtssaid:"well,good,good."."Andthentouchedmyheadandsaid,"Oh,nofever?"Oh,oh!Iwasonthespot.Afteranhourof"fighting",Ifinallysweptthegroundcleanandshining.AndIwastootiredtolieontheground.
WhenIfinishedmyhomework,Istretchedoutalongyawnandyawned.IjustwantedtostretchoutmytiredbodyandsuddenlyIsawmymotherbrushingupthedirtydishesthatwehadeaten,andwewerealloutofbreath,butneverhadarest.Seemom!So,Idonotseeit,andsaid:"Mom,Icome!""well?"hismotherraisedhishead,frowningatmyeye,aseelightsuddenly,thesoundoftheoncominghaveashrewishwife:"ah!Isee!Tobehonest,isnot,test-Test-no-Test---"goodahahah!No!Sooutrageous!Speechless!AgainIfaint!Butnotwithmomhadtoargue!Dizzyheadtohelpmotherwashingthebowl.
Beforegoingtosleep,mymothertoldmepuzzledandsaid:"Ifoundyouabitoftoday,whatisit?"Icanfinallywillhaveastomachwouldshoutout:"Mom!Fromsmalltolarge,youhavebeenholdingme,takecareofme,andIhaveneverrepayyou.TodayisThanksgivingDay,andIwanttorepayyouwithmyactions!"
Momlistened,immediatelyunderstandtheintentionofdoingallthis,immediatelyhuggedme,eyesfilledwithtears.Atthispoint,Ithink:wegrewupbythemother'slove,butneverrepay,andweonlydoafewminorthings,themotherwillbesatisfied.Itseemsthatmaternalloveissogreatandselfless!
ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.
In1620，thesettlers，orPilgrims，theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower，seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember，whatisnowPlymouth，Massachusetts.
Duringtheirfirstwinter，overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.
Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety，knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.Yearslater，PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.ThecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenobservedonthatdateuntiltoday.
ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.Onthedinnertable，peoplewillfindapples，oranges，chestnuts，walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding，mincepie，othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash.Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.