Every Thanksgiving, American families eat turkey. The turkey has become the symbol of Thanksgiving. In addition they usually eat some traditional dishes such as zucchini, creamy onions, mashed potatoes, squash pie and so on.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in the United States is a holiday that dates all the way back to the beginning of American history. In 1620, the famous Mayflower arrived in America, carrying 102 Puritans who could not bear the religious persecution in England. 1620 and 1621 winter, they encountered unimaginable difficulties, in the midst of starvation and cold, and by the end of the winter, there were only 50 immigrants who survived. The Indians sent the immigrants the necessities of life, and also sent people to teach them how to hunt, fish, and plant corn and pumpkins. With the help of the Indians, the immigrants finally got a good harvest, and on the day of the celebration of the harvest, according to the religious tradition, the immigrants set a day to thank God, and decided to thank the Indians for their sincere help, and invited them to celebrate the festival together.

Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of honoring the Puritan forefathers who settled the New World, Canadians are primarily thankful for the harvest of success that God has given them. The simple fact that Thanksgiving in Canada precedes Thanksgiving in the United States is that the harvest season is relatively earlier in Canada than in the United States because Canada is closer to the north. Thanksgiving in Canada is often considered to be influenced by three traditional customs.

Thanksgiving for the Chinese, as China is slowly integrating into the world, Thanksgiving is also being slowly integrated into the cultural life of the Chinese people, on this day, China doesn't have grand parades and sumptuous dinners, but more emotional thanksgiving.

Two, Thanksgiving Day customs

Food Delivery From the 18th century, the United States began to appear a kind of poor people to send a basket of food custom. At the time, a group of young women wanted to choose one day of the year to dedicate to good works and thought it would be most appropriate to choose Thanksgiving. So when Thanksgiving came, they filled baskets full of food and delivered them to the poor in person. The story spread far and wide, and soon many others followed their example.

The setting of the Thanksgiving table was also very distinctive. Instead of the usual flowers, housewives set out fruits and vegetables. A large pumpkin is often placed in the center, with apples, corn and dried fruit piled around it. Sometimes people even hollow out the apple or pumpkin and fill the center with shelled dried fruit or light candles.

On a normal day, hostesses could let their guests into the parlor after the meal, but not on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving gatherings are sweet, and everyone is willing to stay at the table a little longer as they eat and reminisce pleasantly until the last candle is lit.

Eating turkey, Thanksgiving food is extremely traditional. Every Thanksgiving, Americans and Canadians have a plump, tender turkey to eat. Turkey is the traditional main dish of Thanksgiving. European immigrants to the Americas, the appearance of the turkey and Turkey "body black head red" clothing characteristics are very similar, so they called them "Turkey" (Turkey). 1947 President Truman's administration added a presidential turkey release ceremony. The ceremony was added during the Truman administration in 1947, when the president released turkeys.

In fact, the tradition dates back to the time of Abraham Lincoln, whose son, Tad, burst into the Cabinet Room one day in 1863 to ask for a pardon for a pet turkey named Jack. The turkey was sent to the White House because it was about to become a Thanksgiving meal. 2007, November 20, President Bush in the annual turkey release ceremony, the two turkeys released were called "May" and "Flower". Together, their names mean the Mayflower, the ship on which the Pilgrims traveled to the New World.

In fact, since ancient times, the Chinese people have been happy to help others and know how to return the favor, "to receive the kindness of a drop of water, when the spring is to return" was once a famous saying. The Chinese education is more concerned about the score and the rate of advancement, coupled with many children are the only child, the family's spoiled children feel that other people's care is a matter of course, a lot of students do not know how to thank you, grateful, only know to ask for; and even too much care for their own family members to produce a rebellious, boredom.

There are also cases of ungratefulness and forgetfulness among adults, where everything is done only from the point of view of interests. In a civilized society, it is essential to know how to give thanks and have a grateful heart; this is also an important requirement for building a harmonious society, which can promote the relationship between various members of the society, groups, classes, and blocs to get along with each other and harmonize, and to promote mutual respect, trust, and help between people.