? ? Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving Day), a traditional Western holiday, is a holiday created by the people of the United States alone, but also the American family holiday. Thanksgiving Day, a traditional Western holiday, is a holiday created by the American people. Until after the independence of the United States 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday. 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

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? In 1879 the Parliament of Canada proclaimed November 6 as Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the years that followed, the date of Thanksgiving changed several times until on January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed the second Monday of October as Thanksgiving Day each year.

In addition to the United States and Canada, there are other countries in the world, such as Egypt and Greece, that have their own unique Thanksgiving Day, but the United Kingdom, France and other European countries are insulated from Thanksgiving Day. Some scholars have also advocated the establishment of a "Chinese Thanksgiving Day" to promote traditional culture.

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Social Significance:

? Thanksgiving Day, in terms of its significance and the way it is celebrated, has changed little since 1621. On this day, churches of all denominations are open to give thanks to God for his generous gifts.

Thanksgiving is a family holiday, and all over the country, husbands and wives, children and old people, from cities to towns, from towns to townships, and from townships to homesteads, return to their hometowns*** for the holiday. Those who can't return home also make long-distance phone calls to talk to their parents and family members and share their thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving meal is practically the same throughout the country. The table is always filled with a variety of delicious foods. Naturally the main thing is the turkey. Pumpkin pie is eaten to remind everyone that the Indians gave such a gift to the first settlers back in the day.

? In most families, traditional games are played after the meal. Thanksgiving is an enjoyable celebration, a day of family reunion and a time to renew friendships. On that day, even singles are always invited to other people's homes to share the joy of thanksgiving and to give thanks for God's goodness. This is what Thanksgiving is all about.

Regional differences

? Americans: reunion, revelry, shopping, eating

? In the United States, like the Chinese New Year, on Thanksgiving Day, thousands of people, no matter how busy they are, reunite with their families and all enjoy a nice holiday dinner together.

? Thanksgiving holiday is also the most nervous time for U.S. airlines, the plane is almost full of passengers, and there are often flights missed and so on. But in order to spend the holiday with family, people are probably willing to do so.

? Every Thanksgiving, American families have to eat turkey. The turkey has become the symbol of Thanksgiving, and they usually eat traditional dishes such as zucchini, creamed onions, mashed potatoes, squash pie, and so on.

? In addition, people will be customary to the church to pray for thanksgiving, urban and rural cities and towns are held everywhere in costume parades, theater performances and sports competitions, schools and stores are required to take a holiday break. Children wear strange costumes, face paint and masks to sing and blow horns in the streets, imitating the Indian look of the time. Families from the diaspora come home for Thanksgiving, where they sit around, munch on delicious turkey, and say thank you to their families. After Thanksgiving, the school asks students to draw a picture of Thanksgiving, and most of them draw a turkey.

Meanwhile, hospitable Americans can't forget to invite their best friends, bachelors, or people far from home*** to spend the holiday.

? Canadians: a joyous holiday that has nothing to do with religion

? Thanksgiving in Canada and the United States is not on the same day, because of its higher latitude, grain ripening season is earlier, and its different from the American tradition of remembering the Puritan forefathers settled in the New World, Canadians are mainly thankful for the success of the harvest given by God. Thanksgiving is mainly to celebrate the harvest, thank nature, thank God for giving abundant sunshine and manna, so that the grain grows as the theme of thanksgiving, and there is no religious coloring, therefore, Canada's Thanksgiving Day earlier than the United States, scheduled to celebrate the event is on the second Monday in October.

? Canadians also gather as a family to enjoy roast turkey and pumpkin pie is the most classic Thanksgiving image. Traditionally, a roast turkey is stuffed with croutons, onions, celery and sage, and then baked in the oven to perfection. Housewives like to buy a large turkey because if they can't finish it on the same day, they can turn it into a turkey pie or a turkey tart. As for pumpkin pie, the most traditional way to eat it in Canada is to drizzle it with cranberry sauce, which is produced in abundance, and the secret to making pumpkin pie is that canned pumpkin is more flavorful than fresh.

Jews: Build a hut and feast under the stars

? Jews also celebrate the harvest, with a holiday called Kol Nidre, the Jewish harvest festival. The festival has been held every fall for more than 3,000 years. "It begins on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar, which is the 15th day of the month of July in the Jewish calendar, and the fifth day after Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement for the Jews.

During the eight-day festival of Kol Nidre, Jews erected huts with tree branches as a reminder of the altars at which their ancestors worshipped. The huts are temporary, the branches are not inserted into the ground, and the roofs are thatched to allow light to enter. Fruits and vegetables, including apples, grapes, corn, and pomegranates, were hung in the huts. On the second day of the holiday, the Jews held their festive feast in the huts under the starlight.

? Greeks: Cake and fruit for the goddess of agriculture

? The ancient Greeks believed in many gods, including a goddess in charge of agriculture, marriage, and abundance called Demeter, and the Greeks held the "Thesmosphoria" festival in the fall of each year to honor this goddess. On the first day of the festival, married women built huts covered with leaves and placed benches made of plants inside. The second day was a day of fasting, and on the third day a feast was held with gifts of corn seeds, cakes, fruits and pigs for the goddess.

? European countries like Britain and France: insulated from Thanksgiving

? France, Britain and other European countries insulated from Thanksgiving. The British don't celebrate Thanksgiving; the single most important holiday for them is Christmas. Europeans didn't have those experiences on the American continent and didn't have to give thanks to Indians on another continent far away, so they don't have Thanksgiving. This is because the holiday has deep American historical origins and involves the religion of the time. Many people think that Thanksgiving is a holiday that is passed down throughout Europe and the United States, but this is actually wrong. Generally speaking, congratulating Europeans on Thanksgiving Day with a "Happy Thanksgiving" is a very rude behavior, and is likely to attract resentment.

Source: Baidu Wikipedia