_ Introduction: It is another Thanksgiving Day. The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the second Monday in October is also Thanksgiving Day in Canada. The time of Thanksgiving in these two places is different, so there are different opinions about the origin of Thanksgiving Day. For our country, it is generally the time to celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. So what is the custom of Thanksgiving Day in China? Let's go and have a look with the perpetual calendar.
Thanksgiving Day
__ Thanksgiving Day is a festival in the United States and Canada, originally intended to thank God for the good harvest and the Indians for their help. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was temporarily decided by American states. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
_ _ In 1879, the Canadian Parliament declared that November 6th was Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving was changed many times until January 31, 1957, when the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of October as Thanksgiving.
__ Besides the United States and Canada, Egypt, Greece and other countries in the world have their own unique Thanksgiving Day.
__ What is the custom of Thanksgiving in China?
__ For friends in China, Thanksgiving is far worse than Christmas and Valentine's Day, and there is no strong atmosphere. But what Xiaobian wants to talk about here is that this festival is very important for families, especially families with children, where children can be taught the sense of gratitude.
__1. Thanksgiving food. On the day of Thanksgiving, before the children eat, they can be asked to thank the farmer's uncle for his hard work and the treasure and preciousness of food. By telling the children the story of Thanksgiving, they can educate their gratitude consciousness, at least starting with the gratitude of eating.
Thanksgiving Day
__2. Thanksgiving Action. On the day of Thanksgiving, in addition to making yourself grateful for the accident, you need to let him help others and repay the society when you are grateful to the society. You can participate in some parent-child volunteer activities so that children can have a spirit of gratitude and dedication from an early age.
__ What to give as a Thanksgiving gift
__ Thanksgiving food
__ Many people still like to receive Thanksgiving food, so if you like to cook food, you can also bring friends food that you can't usually eat. For example, pumpkin pie or tortillas. Golden cakes are very suitable for inviting friends to eat at Thanksgiving. On behalf of, Long live the golden friendship.
__ Homemade greeting cards
__ I believe many people have made greeting cards, so make a set of Thanksgiving turkey greeting cards for your grateful classmates, friends, teachers or family. This kind of card only needs you to buy all kinds of hard paper, then cut it out according to the shape and stick it together.
__ Music Calendar
__ Everyone has had the experience of music greeting cards, but you can also record a grateful speech or music, and then make a set of calendars with photos of people who want to be grateful. Then give it to each other. In fact, this kind of music calendar is more suitable for parents or lovers. Editor in charge: