Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Canada, the United States, some Caribbean islands and Liberia. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October, and the United States celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November.
In 1620, immigrants, or Puritans, sailed to the United States by may flower, looking for a place where they could have freedom of belief. After two months of sea bumps, they arrived in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts in the cold November.
1620, some pilgrims (or pilgrims) took the may flower to the United States to seek religious freedom. After two months of tossing and turning at sea, they finally landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in the cold 1 1 month.
In their first winter, more than half of the settlers died of hunger or epidemics. Those who survived began to sow in the first spring. All summer, they waited anxiously for the har vest, knowing that their lives and the future survival of the colony depended on the coming harvest. At last, the field got an unexpected harvest. Therefore, people decided to set a day to thank God. Many years later, the President of the United States declared the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving celebrations continue to this day.
In the first winter, more than half of the immigrants died of hunger and infectious diseases, and those who survived began to sow in the first spring. They have been eagerly looking forward to the harvest all summer, knowing that their survival and the existence of the group will depend on the upcoming harvest. Later, the crops got an unexpected harvest, so everyone decided to choose a day to thank God for his grace. Many years later, the President of the United States declared the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving celebrations have been held on this day until now.
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The pattern of Thanksgiving celebration has not changed for many years. Preparations for a big family dinner began months ago. People can eat apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes on the dining table, as well as raisin pudding, minced meat pie, various other foods, cranberry juice and fresh fruit juice, among which the most wonderful and attractive dishes are roast turkey and pumpkin pie, which have always been the most traditional and popular food for Thanksgiving.
Everyone agrees that roast turkey must be the main course of Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey should be baked with bread as stuffing to absorb the delicious juice in the middle reaches, but cooking skills often vary from family to family and region, so it is difficult to agree on what stuffing to use.
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