Thanksgiving Day western traditional holiday, is the American people original a holiday, but also the American people family gathering holiday. In the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, and it was decided on an ad hoc basis by each state in the United States.

Till after the independence of the United States in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday, in 1941, the United States Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

In 1879, the Parliament of Canada declared November 6 to be Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the years that followed, the date of Thanksgiving changed several times until on January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving Day each year.

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Thanksgiving Day, in terms of its significance and the way it is celebrated, has changed little since 1621. On this day, churches of all denominations are open to give thanks to God for his generous gifts.

Thanksgiving is a family holiday, and all over the country, husbands and wives, children and old people, from city to town, from town to township, from township to village, return to their hometowns*** for the holiday. Those who can't go home also make long-distance phone calls to talk to their parents and family members and share what they are thankful for. The main Thanksgiving meal is practically the same across the country.

The table is always filled with all kinds of delicious food. Naturally the main one is turkey. Pumpkin pie is eaten to remind everyone that the Indians gave such gifts to the first settlers back in the day.