Thanksgiving is an important holiday for Americans. Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, American families hold a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast. The most common traditional foods are turkey, pumpkin pie and Indian pudding made of cornmeal. Some Americans travel with their families or visit friends and relatives on this day to enjoy the joy of family. Thanksgiving Day, the United States, both urban and rural areas to be held in costume parades, theatrical performances and shooting, target shooting and other sports competitions. Some American families, religious organizations and charities also provide free turkey dinners for the poor, orphans and the homeless, so that those unfortunate people in Thanksgiving Day also get a share of the warmth of the world.

The Thanksgiving meal

The traditional Thanksgiving meal consists of a roasted turkey, with some families roasting a goose instead of a turkey; a stuffing stuffed inside the turkey, called stuffing, which is made from torn pieces of corn bread, white bread, celery, etc.; and gravy (or "gravy"), which is a thick sauce cooked with the turkey's giblets. Gravy. There is also a special sauce, Cranberry Sauce, made with cranberries, which are produced in September and October. Other side dishes include roasted mashed potatoes, roasted mashed sweet potatoes, green beans and bisquick. For dessert, of course, there's the seasonal pumpkin pie, but you can also prepare a pecan or apple pie.

The Turkey Pardon Ceremony on Thanksgiving Day

In 1947, the American Turkey Association presented the President of the United States with a live turkey and two decorative dummy turkeys to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, and this turkey pardoning ceremony became an annual tradition at the White House to celebrate Thanksgiving Day, with the President of the United States personally releasing the lucky turkey to the turkey's retirement farm for the rest of his days.