Thanksgiving in the United States is a 1-day holiday. Every year on the 4th Thursday of November, Thanksgiving is just 1 day off. However, many schools in the US are closed from Thursday until Sunday, a **** 4 day vacation. But the U.S. Post Office is open as usual on Friday and Saturday of that week.
The fourth Thursday of November is the traditional Thanksgiving Day in the United States. In the minds of Americans, Thanksgiving is second only to Christmas in importance. This is a day of thanksgiving, people go to church according to custom to do thanksgiving prayer; this is a day of reunion, people in the south of the world to get together to share the turkey; this is also a day of celebration, up and down the country to organize a variety of carnival activities.
Thanksgiving food are what
1, turkey
The most famous Thanksgiving Day custom is to eat turkey, on Thanksgiving Day, almost every family will do their own turkey, this process is not only to commemorate the holiday, but also with the family together to interact with each other, you and me, each other to do their own favorite food, the process is in fact the Thanksgiving Day would like to pass! In addition to turkey, there are many other common food pairings for Thanksgiving, such as zucchini, creamy onions, mashed potatoes, squash pie, and more.
2, cornbread
Cornbread, which is a favorite food of both the British and the Indians. According to the origin of Thanksgiving Day, initially the British Puritans immigrated to the United States without food to eat, the local Indians sent their own food to them, in order to express gratitude, and from then on there was Thanksgiving Day. Therefore, this cornbread is so continued, became a Thanksgiving Day must have a food.
3, mashed potatoes
Thanksgiving traditional food and sweet mashed potatoes. Potatoes are rich in protein, the content is even better than soybeans, closest to animal protein. Potatoes are also rich in lysine and tryptophan, which is generally not comparable to food. Potatoes are also rich in potassium, zinc and iron. The potassium contained can prevent cerebral blood vessel rupture. It contains protein, vitamin C, are 10 times the apple, vitamin B1, B2., iron and phosphorus content is also much higher than the apple.
4, pumpkin pie
In the West on Halloween and Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie is a popular dessert on the holiday table. Turkey and pumpkin pie have both become essential Thanksgiving meals to thank the Indians for their help and support in times of crisis, but also to thank God for their gifts. That's why pumpkin pie is also a Thanksgiving favorite.
Ten legal holidays in the United States
1, January 1: New Year's Day (New Year's Day), a holiday that begins 1 week before Christmas! It goes until the Monday after New Year's Day.
2. January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 1 day off.
3. 3rd Monday in February: Presidents' Day, 1 day off.
4. Last Monday in May: Memorial Day, 1 day off.
5. July 4: U.S. Independence Day, a 2-day holiday.
6. The first Monday in September: Labor Day, a 1-day holiday.
7. The second Monday in October: Columbus Day, a 1-day holiday.
8. Nov. 11: Veterans Day, commemorating World War I, 1 day off.
9. Last Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day, 1 day off.
10, December 25: Christmas Day, usually the 20th through the 6th, 2 weeks off.
The U.S. federal government mandates that holidays be moved to the Friday before or the Monday after if they fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Under the Monday Holiday Act, passed by Congress in 1968, all holidays were moved to Mondays.
In addition, each state has its own different holidays, such as California's Accession Day (September 9); Utah's Pioneer Day (July 24) and so on. Together, there are more than 80 state holidays in the country***.