The origin of Thanksgiving Day is as follows: 1863, President Lincoln of the United States designated it as a national holiday, and stipulated that the fourth Thursday of 165438+ 10 is the American Thanksgiving Day every year.

1620, the famous "Mayflower" arrived in America with 102 Puritans who could not bear the persecution of English religion. In the winter at the turn of 1620 and 162 1, they met refugees, sent them necessities, and sent people to teach them how to hunt, fish and grow corn and pumpkins.

With the help of Indians, the immigrants finally got a bumper harvest. On the day of celebrating the harvest, according to religious traditions and customs, immigrants set a day to thank God and decided to invite them to celebrate the festival together to thank the Indians for their sincere help. 1621165438+1On a Thursday in late October, the Puritans brought by Massasod and 90 Indians got together to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in American history.

Customs and habits:

In terms of customs, the United States and Canada are basically the same. Dietary customs include: eating roast turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, sweet potato and corn; Activities include: cranberry contest, corn game and pumpkin race.

Group activities such as parades, theatrical performances or sports competitions are held, and there are corresponding holidays for 2 days. People far away will go home to reunite with their loved ones. Now it has also formed the habit of avoiding turkey and shopping on Black Friday.

Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada have many similarities, such as goat horns and pumpkin pie filled with flowers and fruits, which symbolize abundance. The food on the Canadian Thanksgiving dinner table usually changes with the change of region and time, some are venison and waterfowl, some are wild ducks and geese, but at present it is mainly turkey and ham.