TURKEY the turkey

The vulture has always been the national bird of the United States.

But in the past, some people thought that turkey should be regarded as the national bird. One of the reasons may be that turkey meat tastes better than vulture meat, and it is much easier to catch.

The earliest European immigrants came to settle in North America and found that there were many firebirds in the Woods, which looked like an African bird imported from Turkey by Europeans, so they called this bird "Turkey" (English Turkey has the same spelling and pronunciation as turkey).

After many years, the meaning of "turkey" has been extended and become a unique word in the United States. For example, people call bad movies or plays "turkeys". The root cause may refer to the appearance of male turkeys when they seek females. The male turkey puffed up his feathers, straightened his chest, and walked around the female turkey in a serious way, making a monotonous "giggle" sound in his mouth. It can be said that it is posturing and meaningless.

The cackle of the male turkey sounds meaningless to us. The female turkey completely understood it, and it was impossible to misunderstand its intention.

Americans were inspired by the way the male turkey made a direct request, and coined another word, "Bark like a turkey." When you bark like a turkey, you are open and honest, and no one can misunderstand what you mean.

On Thanksgiving Day, millions of Americans will "talk about turkey". "Talking about turkey" is not the same as what we just said about "barking like a turkey". They are talking about the turkey for Thanksgiving.

Eating turkey on Thanksgiving Day is a custom handed down by early settlers in North America ... that is, from 1620 to the Puritans who are now called the Massachusetts Coast. Long-term sea bumps, lack of food and extremely cold climate have caused many people to die. The following spring, the survivors planted crops, built houses and learned to fish and hunt with the help of friendly local Indians.

That autumn, the Puritans decided to hold a big banquet to celebrate the harvest, and invited Indian friends to participate. The table was full of food, including venison, ducks, fish and many wild turkeys. This is the happiest day for the settlers since they arrived in the New World.

The following year, they celebrated Thanksgiving Day again, and the unique folk Thanksgiving Day in America was handed down. This is an extremely special festival for every family, and it is a day when the family treats each other warmly and loves each other.

The family sat around the table, held thanksgiving prayers, and then put on the freshly baked turkey.

Roasted turkey with good color and taste, with traditional condiments, sour jam and pumpkin pie, has become the symbol of the first Thanksgiving. At least on this day, the turkey replaced the vulture as the national bird of America. For most Americans, this is a family reunion program and a festival worthy of singing and celebrating.