Could you answer the following questions about thanksgiving day? 1. when did people celebrate this holidays for the first time and why did they do it? 2.what is the traditional food of this holiday?

1)Thanksgiving was originally a holiday express gratitude and appreciation to God, exactly as the family and friends for their material well-being and a good attitude.  

1) In older times it ..TOOK .people weeks to travel from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Now it...TAKES us from 1.5 to 8 hours. 2) I am going to the shops. It .WILL TAKE..me rather a long time to buy everything I need. Don't wait for me. 3) It ..HAS TAKEN .people a long time to understand that the future of our planet is in danger. 4) Yesterday it..TOOK. us half an hour to clean the classroom and decorate it for the holiday. 5) How long ..WILL it TAKE .you to finish writing the story? Will it be ready tomorrow? 6) It never .TAKES/ HAS never TAKEN..me longer than 20 minutes to do my room. I do it very quickly. 7) Last year it..TOOK. the Browns two weeks to find a nice house in the country. 8) It usually ..TAKES .my father about an hour to get home from work. 9) My brother has just become a student. It .TOOK..him five years to complete his university course. 10) How long .HAS it TAKEN /DID it TAKE (зависит от ситуации).. you to learn English? You speak it very well.

Hello, Santa Claus! 
I want to tell you, that I was a very good girl in 2013 and I have earned the best gift from you. I would like to get new skates, which we call Snow Maiden, because the skates I have are too small and very old. Fulfill, please, my dream. I promise you that I will study hard, obey my parents and always be kind and polite.
Yours Ritta

Здравствуй, Дедушка Мороз! 
Хочу сказать тебе, я была очень хорошей девочкой в этом году и заслужила от тебя самый лучший подарок. Мне бы хотелось получить новые коньки-снегурки, потому что мои коньки мне уже малы и совсем старые. Выполни мое желание. Я обещаю тебе, что буду хорошо учиться, слушаться родителей и всегда быть доброй и вежливой.
Твоя Рита