On the occasion of Thanksgiving in the United States, every family has to eat a big holiday meal. There are roast turkey, pumpkin pie and other big dishes on the dining table, but there are also indispensable condiments, that is cranberry jam, or cranberry moss jam. Cranberry, sweet and sour, is a small and sour wild berry, which grows in swamps in Massachusetts and New England. Cranberry sauce made of cranberries is the first dish on the Thanksgiving table, and now cranberry sauce is also indispensable on the Thanksgiving table. Cranberry itself is sweet and sour. Eating it with turkey not only increases the taste, but also makes the turkey more delicious.
Therefore, eating cranberry jam on Thanksgiving Day can not only satisfy the taste buds, but also express gratitude to God. Indians call cranberries "Ibimi", which means "bitter berries". Early immigrants in the United States called these "crane berries" because the flowers of cranberries dragged their stalks backwards, much like cranes with slender necks.
Indians taught them how to cook cranberries and how to make cranberry sauce with sugar and water. Small red fruit tastes slightly sour, but the jam is refreshing, sweet and sour. Around Thanksgiving, every family is keen to make cranberry jam with different flavors. Sweet and sour taste is most suitable for Thanksgiving dinner of family reunion.
The way Americans spend Thanksgiving:
1, eat turkey
Thanksgiving food is very traditional. Every Thanksgiving, Americans and Canadians eat a fat and tender turkey. Turkey is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving.
2, family dinner, reunion time
For many Americans, Thanksgiving Day is a rare time for all family members to get together. This festival is a time for family reunion. Thanksgiving is usually one of the busiest times of the year for people to travel. Many Americans who often visit relatives and friends by plane will take short trips by car this week.
3. The whole family shakes hands and prays for Thanksgiving.
People will hold hands and pray at the table before enjoying the Thanksgiving dinner, thanking the family for being together now, thanking the achievements made in the past year and thanking each other for their support in the past year.
4. Rugby game
In recent years, Americans have added new ways to celebrate Thanksgiving. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, there will be a football match between professional teams and college students. Some of these games will be shown on national television.