why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

As you baste your turkey, brainstorm your Thanksgiving menu, and assemble your famous
pecan pie this year, that's a question that'll likely be on your mind...especially if you're the
parent of little ones. After all, Turkey Day may be a holiday all Americans know and love,
but the true origins of the food-filled celebration remain slightly mysterious—even to
those of us who were taught the basic details in grade school. The events that precipitated
our modern day celebrations occurred long ago, before libraries, photos, and way before
the internet, and very little of what actually went down at that first Thanksgiving table was
codified in writing.

waɪ du wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ?

æz ju beɪst jʊər ˈtɜrki, ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm jʊər ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ˈmɛnju, ænd əˈsɛmbəl jʊər ˈf
eɪməs pəˈkɑn paɪ ðɪs jɪr, ðæts ə ˈkwɛsʧənˈðætəl ˈlaɪkli bi ɑn jʊər maɪnd...əˈspɛʃli ɪf
jʊr ðə ˈpɛrənt ʌv ˈlɪtəl wʌnz. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈtɜrki deɪ meɪ bi ə ˈhɑləˌdeɪ ɔl əˈmɛrəkənz no
ʊænd lʌv, bʌt ðə tru ˈɔrəʤɪnz ʌv ðə fud-fɪld ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən rɪˈmeɪn ˈslaɪtli mɪsˈtɪriəs-
ˈivɪn tu ðoʊz ʌv ʌs hu wɜr tɔt ðə ˈbeɪsɪkdɪˈteɪlz ɪn greɪd skul. ði ɪˈvɛnts ðæt prɪˈsɪpɪ
ˌteɪtɪd ˈaʊər ˈmɑdərn deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz əˈkɜrd lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, bɪˈfɔrˈlaɪˌbrɛriz, ˈfoʊˌtoʊz,
ænd weɪ bɪˈfɔr ði ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ænd ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ʌv wʌt ˈækʧuəli wɛnt daʊn æt ðæt fɜrst
ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ˈteɪbəlwʌz ˈkɑdəˌfaɪd ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ.