The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday in 2023 is 4 days.

Thanksgiving Day is a traditional Western holiday, initially there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, it was decided by the states of the U.S. In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday generally lasts from Thursday to Sunday. 2023 U.S. Thanksgiving holiday from Thursday, November 23 (Thursday) holiday to November 26 (Sunday), a **** 4 days.

Thanksgiving Day originally had two meanings, one is to devoutly thank God for a year of favorable weather, so that crops can be harvested; the second is to sincerely thank the hardworking and kind-hearted natives for their help to save their lives. Today, Thanksgiving has evolved into a time for families to get together, share good food, and give thanks for the important people and things in their lives.

Thanksgiving Customs

1, hosting a dinner

Thanksgiving dinner is a very important meal of the year for Americans, which is very rich in food, and at the table turkey and pumpkin pie are a must.

American Thanksgiving food is rich in tradition. The turkey is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving, usually stuffed with a variety of seasonings and mixed foods, then roasted whole, the skin baked to a dark brown, by the host with a knife into thin slices to be distributed.

2. Playing games

Playing games is one of the traditional Thanksgiving customs, and the cranberry race game is one of them. The rule of the game is to string cranberries one by one with needle and thread within three minutes, and whoever strings the most wins. This game is to celebrate Thanksgiving and to increase interaction and communication with family and friends.

3. Giving food

One of the customs of Thanksgiving is giving food. Since the 18th century, there has been a custom in the United States of giving baskets of food to the poor. At the time, a group of young women wanted to choose one day of the year to dedicate to good deeds and thought it would be most appropriate to choose Thanksgiving. So when Thanksgiving came around, they filled baskets full of food and delivered them to the poor in person. The story spread far and wide, and soon many people followed their example.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Thanksgiving Day