The reason for swapping the roast goose for a roast turkey on Thanksgiving is because turkeys are everywhere and easy to find.

It is said that the European immigrants who came to the United States in those years originally wanted to roast geese to eat during the holidays, but unfortunately, the number of geese on the North American continent is not large and it is difficult to find them, while turkeys are found all over the mountains, so the roasted geese were replaced by roasted turkeys. Because turkey is a specialty of the Americas, it was domesticated by the Indians before the Europeans came to the Americas.

The English word for turkey is "Turkey", because Europeans thought that turkeys with black bodies and red heads (turkeys with black feathers) resembled Turkish clothing. Roast turkey has become an important holiday dish for Americans for more than 300 years. 1621, the fourth Thursday in November, settlers will be hunted turkeys made into a delicious meal, hospitality and Indians, and Indian celebration, the celebration lasted for three days.

The custom of eating turkey on Thanksgiving Day continued after that, with most traditional Thanksgiving turkeys being casseroles. The turkey is stuffed with a variety of seasonings and mixed foods, and then wrapped in a barbecue bag, roasted whole into a dark brown color out of the oven, and then cut into thin slices by the host with a knife and distributed to everyone. Then each person pours his own marinade and sprinkles it with salt, and it tastes very delicious.

Thanksgiving Day customs:

1, family reunion

Thanksgiving Day is like China's Spring Festival, is a big holiday, as in China, is the reunion of the festival, the day, away from home in the family to get together in the hall, **** to enjoy the "turkey" feast. "Feast. After eating the turkey, you have to say "thank you" to your family.

2, collective celebration

Thanksgiving Day for the United States is a traditional holiday, lively essential, in the United States, collective celebration is one of the customs of Thanksgiving Day. On Thanksgiving Day, the United States of America, the country celebrated, lively, masquerade parades, theater performances or sports competitions and so on.

3, thank you

Family members should say "thank you" to their families after eating turkey; in addition, from the 18th century, the United States began to appear a kind of poor people to send a basket of food custom, so, slowly, no matter who they meet, they will say: "Thank you! you!"

4, shopping

Americans also have the custom of shopping on Thanksgiving Day, so the United States from Thanksgiving to Christmas this month, greatly promoting the development of the U.S. retail industry. Because the crazy shopping starts on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, that Friday is also known as Black Friday.