The true origin of Thanksgiving is that it originated in the United States and was originally celebrated to celebrate the harvest and to thank God for his gifts.

According to history books, the Puritans settled in Plymouth in 1621, and the bountiful fall harvest put the people in a thankful mood. They held a great celebration to thank God for the bounty of the harvest and the gift of life. This was the beginnings of Thanksgiving.

Over time, Thanksgiving evolved into a holiday for family reunions and friends. People would gather on this day to enjoy a hearty turkey dinner, watch various entertainment programs, and share their joy and gratitude for each other.

Modern Thanksgiving has been commercialized. Many businesses go to great lengths to promote and hype the holiday for profit. Everything from the turkey to the pumpkin pie, from the gifts to the entertainment has been commercialized. People often buy goods and services not out of genuine appreciation, but to cater to the needs of the business community.

Thanksgiving customs:

1. Eating foods such as roast turkey, pumpkin pie and sweet yams.

Similar to New Year's Eve dumplings and Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes, turkey and pumpkin pie is also a foreign country in the celebration of Thanksgiving Day is a must-have food, it is because of this custom has also opened up the U.S. President "pardoned turkey" custom, every year the U.S. President of the Thanksgiving Day, the U.S. President will be pardoned a turkey to avoid its being served on the table.

2. Black Friday.

Because the U.S. Thanksgiving Day for Thursday, so many U.S. supermarkets will be in the Thanksgiving Day the next day is also the Friday of the goods discount sales, which also set off a shopping spree in the U.S., and now more and more intense wave of shopping spree will even sweep the entire Thanksgiving holiday.

3. Celebration rituals.

There are a variety of celebration ceremonies in different countries, but they can be categorized into family-style, party-style and large-scale activities. Family style is where people gather their friends and family to celebrate together, while party style is in the form of masquerade balls, athletic competitions and so on.

Large-scale events are large parades that people organize to celebrate Thanksgiving and bring out the Thanksgiving spirit. Some people also make gifts and donations to echo the theme of Thanksgiving.