Modern Day Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving has changed in many ways over the years. Some people have different traditions than other people. In modern day Thanksgiving the parents help get their kids food before they eat but the first thanksgiving the kids served the adults. Thanksgiving youst to be what you were sitting by was what you ate but now a modern day thanksgiving the food get s passed around to all the table and everyone gets what they want. But the holiday is for the same reason for giving thanks. The first Thanksgiving They ate food that they harvested or hunted. They ate wildfowl, corn, and other things they grew in their garden. In a modern Thanksgiving people go to the grocery store and buy the turkey, corn, and the other side dishes that they want. They

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