I. The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day originated in the United States. Legend has it that when Americans were in danger, it was the Indians who helped them get through it, and Thanksgiving was a celebration held to thank the Indians for their help.

On a Thursday in late November 1621, the Pilgrims and 90 Indians brought by Massasoit gathered to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in American history. Many ways of celebrating were created that have been passed down to this day.

Second, the significance of Thanksgiving Day

The significance of the existence of Thanksgiving Day tells us the beauty of human nature, which embodies the significance of thanksgiving from various aspects and at many levels, greetings to parents and friends are a manifestation of gratitude. Do your best to care for and help the people in need, keep your love for your life and your passion for your profession. Thanksgiving Day lets us learn to be grateful, to cherish and to love.

Thanksgiving Day popularity reasons:

Tianqiao Folk Culture Association executive vice president Zhao Xingli that the popularity of Thanksgiving Day and other foreign foreign festivals, mainly because of the domestic young people's pursuit, and the traditional Chinese holiday heritage and there had been a break in the generation, but also an important reason.

In fact, not only Thanksgiving, in recent years, Halloween, Christmas and a series of foreign festivals such as imported are quite popular among domestic young people, or party carnival, or crazy shopping. But little is known about their origins, historical background and cultural connotations.

This phenomenon of pursuing "foreign festivals" has caused some people to question "whether they are pandering to foreigners". Folklore expert Xiao Fang also noticed this phenomenon. He denied this view in an interview with reporters, and said, can not simply make such a judgment.

In Xiao Fang's opinion, the domestic young people over these holidays, such as Halloween, etc., is limited to the form of imitation, there is no need to worry too much, "as long as you can be on the basis of rational observation, to guide the problems found can be".