The origin of Thanksgiving can be traced back to the beginning of American history. /kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, King James I of England was the only person who respected the Church of England. 102 self-proclaimed Puritans and 30 sailors, under the pressure of serious religious conflicts and with the help of a group of explorers, crossed the North Atlantic on September 6, 1620 to escape religious persecution. This 132 people tossed about in stormy waves for 66 days, and finally came to a distant and unfamiliar new world-Cape Cod in the frozen1/month.
The crew of Mayflower landed from Cape Cod and could not find water. The ship then turned to Plymouth, Massachusetts in the northeastern United States. At that time, the Puritan immigrants stepped on the same stone and disembarked on the American continent to start a new journey of life. This landing stone is now well preserved. The Massachusetts government built a memorial pavilion on the original site to preserve it, so as to tell future generations that our ancestors' efforts began with this stone.
Massachusetts, which communicates in autumn and winter, is breezy in the morning and has a huge temperature difference between day and night. Seeing that the maple treetops have turned red, it is too late to build shelter; More than half of people died of hunger and infectious diseases because of lack of food, hunger and cold. Away from home, lucky new immigrants (pilgrims) survived the first winter with faith and courage.
When spring comes, they go through thorns, plant crops, raise poultry and livestock, and build new homes with hard work. These poor immigrants are worried that indigenous Indians may attack them, and the changing external environment and lack of survival skills make them feel helpless and embarrassed in different places.
However, all this has impressed the Indians who have been scouting in the Woods for a long time.
Unexpected things finally happened.
162 1 March16th, Squanto and Samoset sympathized. They resolutely extended a helping hand and opened a touching friendship between different races with a sincere "welcome".
The local Indians not only accepted them honestly and enthusiastically, but also helped them to survive and settle in this strange land. Wamapanoag Indians have been providing assistance to help them overcome the dangerous environment. Squanto also taught them how to build houses, farm, fish and hunt ... and shared with these new immigrants the life experience accumulated by Indians in this land for thousands of years.
In the autumn of this year, the living conditions of new immigrants not only improved obviously, but also the bumper harvest in autumn was enough to supply the cold winter in one season. The hardships and sufferings of being displaced from place to place have finally gained beautiful fruits and rewards in this new land given by God.
When we are happy for a bumper harvest, in order to show our care and return to God and to return the assistance and care of our Indian friends, as an old saying in China says, "When someone drops a drop of water, they deserve a spring return. Captain Miles Standish, a wise and brave new immigrant leader, invited Squanto, Samoset, massasoit and their families to celebrate the bumper harvest, held a three-day Thanksgiving celebration, and invited massasoit, a veteran of Wamapanoag, as a guest.
During these three days, the residents of New England enjoyed their own meat, fruits, vegetables and grains with pleasure and gratitude. Massasoit also presented five deer as gifts on the first day of the festival to express Wamapanoag people's gratitude to the residents for their invitation.
During the dinner, a friendly peace agreement was signed to help new immigrants build a new town in Plymouth.
This will be called the first Thanksgiving in the future, and some foods at that time, such as roast turkey, pumpkin pie, corn bread, etc., have gradually become the traditional dishes of this festival.
In the19th century, Thanksgiving Day has become an important custom in New England.
1863, President abraham lincoln officially declared the last Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day.
194 1 year, Congress changed the date to the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month, and Thanksgiving officially became a national holiday.
Thanksgiving is not a traditional festival in China, but the word Thanksgiving is still exciting. As the saying goes: repay kindness with kindness. Thanks to the dripping water, you should use a spring to repay it.