Thanksgiving, a traditional western festival, is a festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to get together. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was temporarily decided by American states.

It was not until 1863 after the independence of the United States that Thanksgiving Day was declared a national holiday. 194 1 year, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

1879 The Canadian Parliament declared that 1 1 6 is a Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving changed many times, until on 1957 1 March 3 1 day, the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of October as Thanksgiving.

Social significance of Thanksgiving Day;

In terms of its significance and celebration methods, Thanksgiving Day has hardly changed since 162 1 year. On this day, churches of all denominations are open to thank God for his generosity.

Thanksgiving Day is a family holiday. All over the country, husbands and wives, children and the elderly, from city to town, from town to town, from town to village, all return to their hometown for a holiday. People who can't go home also make long-distance calls to talk with their parents and family and share their gratitude.

Thanksgiving dinner is actually the same all over the country. The dining table is always filled with all kinds of delicious food. Nature is mainly turkey. Eating pumpkin pie is to remind everyone that Indians gave such gifts to the first settlers.

In most families, some traditional games are played after meals. Thanksgiving is a happy celebration, a day of family reunion and a time to renew friendship. On that day, even bachelors are always invited to other people's homes to share the joy of gratitude with everyone and thank God for his grace. This is also the meaning of Thanksgiving.