When is Thanksgiving Day?

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the United States and Canada, originally to thank God for the good harvest. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of June 1 1 because of194/,and there will be a two-day holiday from this day. On this day, thousands of people will be reunited with their families no matter how busy they are. Thanksgiving is an ancient festival for the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to reunite with their families. Therefore, when Americans mention Thanksgiving, they always feel cordial. Thanksgiving in Canada begins on 1879 and falls on the second Monday of June 10 every year, which is the same as Columbus Day in the United States.

165438+ The fourth Thursday in October is Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is an ancient festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to reunite with their families, so Americans always feel very cordial when they mention Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is the most authentic and Americanized of the national holidays in the United States, and it is closely related to the early history of the United States.

[Edit this paragraph] The origin of Thanksgiving Day

The origin of Thanksgiving can be traced back to the beginning of American history. 1620, the famous Mayflower arrived in America with 102 Puritans who could not bear the persecution of English religion. In the winter at the turn of 1620 and 162 1, they encountered unimaginable difficulties and were hungry and cold. After winter passed, only 50 immigrants survived. At this time, the kind Indians brought necessities to the immigrants, and specially sent people to teach them how to hunt, fish and grow corn and pumpkins. With the help of Indians, the immigrants finally got a bumper harvest. On the day of celebrating the harvest, according to religious traditions and customs, immigrants set a day to thank God and decided to invite them to celebrate the festival together to thank the Indians for their sincere help.

On the first Thanksgiving, Indians and immigrants gathered together. They fired a salute at dawn, marched into a room used as a church, expressed their sincere thanks to God, then lit a bonfire and held a grand banquet. On the second and third days, wrestling, running, singing and dancing were held. The first Thanksgiving was a great success. Many of these celebrations have been circulated for more than 300 years and have been preserved to this day.

At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, which was decided temporarily by the states. It was not until the United States became independent that Thanksgiving Day became a national holiday. 1863, President Lincoln made Thanksgiving a legal holiday. By 194 1 year, the US Congress passed a decree to designate the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day. On Thanksgiving Day, America is very busy. People go to church to pray for gratitude according to custom, and there are costume parades, theatrical performances or sports competitions everywhere in urban and rural towns. Relatives who have been separated for a year will also come back from all over the world, and the family will be round and round and enjoy the delicious Thanksgiving turkey.

The Origin of Thanksgiving in Canada

Thanksgiving in Canada and the United States is not on the same day. Maybe we know that the Canadian Parliament made Thanksgiving a legal holiday a little later than the United States. But the first Thanksgiving in Canada is 40 years earlier than that in the United States, and Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of commemorating the settlement of Puritan ancestors in the New World, Canadians mainly thank God for giving them a successful harvest. Thanksgiving in Canada is earlier than in America. It is a simple fact that the harvest season in Canada is earlier than that in the United States, because Canada is closer to the north. Thanksgiving in Canada is usually thought to be influenced by three traditional habits.

One is the influence from European tradition. Since the earliest harvest about 2000 years ago, people have celebrated the harvest and thanked nature for its kindness and good luck. When Europeans came to Canada, they also brought this tradition to Canada and influenced the Thanksgiving tradition in Canada.

The second is that British explorers celebrate the influence of survival. Canada held its first official Thanksgiving 40 years before the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts. 1578, an English explorer named Martin Frobisher tried to find a passage connecting the east, but he failed. But he established a settlement in Newfoundland, Canada, and held a banquet to celebrate survival and harvest. Other later settlers continued these "thanksgiving" ceremonies. This time is considered to be the first Thanksgiving in Canada.

The third influence came from later America. 162 1 In the autumn of, British immigrants who came across the ocean to the new American continent held a three-day carnival, thanking God for the bumper harvest. Since then, this custom has continued and gradually became popular in various places. During the American War of Independence, a group of royalists loyal to the British royal family moved to Canada, which also brought the habits and methods of American Thanksgiving to Canada. 1750 Harvest Festival was brought to Nova Scotia by immigrants from the southern United States. At the same time, French immigrants arrived and held a "Thanksgiving" banquet. All these have had a profound impact on Thanksgiving in Canada.

1879 The Canadian Parliament declared165438+10.6 as Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving was changed many times until June1957 65438+1October 3 1 day, and the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of1October as Thanksgiving Day, on which we thanked Almighty God for blessing Canada and giving it a rich harvest.

In the United States, 1863, President Lincoln officially declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Usually, American Thanksgiving allusions are inseparable from the Puritans and famous leader Bradford, 65,438+002 companions, 65,438+080 tons of 90-foot wooden sailboat Mayflower, Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth Harbor, Indians and Chief Massasod. These are the historical testimony of the first permanent colony in New England.

Thanksgiving in the two countries has many similarities, such as cornucopia and pumpkin pie, which are full of flowers and fruits, symbolizing abundance. The food on the Canadian Thanksgiving dinner table usually changes with the change of region and time, some are venison and waterfowl, some are wild ducks and geese, but at present it is mainly turkey and ham.

"Thanksgiving Day" of Egyptians

The harvest festival in ancient Egypt is to commemorate their crop god Min. Their harvest season is spring, so this festival is held every spring. During the festival, the ancient Egyptians first held a parade and then held a festival banquet. At the same time, music, dance and sports competitions are also their celebration projects.

Ancient Egyptians often pretended to cry and grieve when celebrating the corn harvest, so as to deceive the "soul" they thought existed in corn. They are afraid that harvesting the growing corn will make this spirit angry.

Hebrew Thanksgiving Day

Jews also celebrate the harvest. Their festival is called Shed Festival, which has been held every autumn for more than 3000 years. The festival of tabernacles begins on the fifth day of Tishri (Jewish month) and the fifth day of Yom Kippur (the holiest day of the Jewish year) in the Hebrew calendar.

During the 8-day Tent Festival, Jews built huts with branches to commemorate the altars of their ancestors. These huts are built temporarily, with no branches inserted into the ground and thatched roofs to facilitate light entry. There are fruits and vegetables hanging in the house, including apples, grapes, corn and pomegranate. On the second day of the festival, Jews held their festival banquet in a small house under the stars.

The "Thanksgiving" of the Greeks

The ancient Greeks believed in many gods, and their corn goddess (actually the god of all things) was named Demeter. In memory of this goddess, they hold Moscow Riya Festival every autumn.

On the first day of the festival, married women (who may associate pregnancy with crop growth) build a hut covered with leaves and put a bench made of plants in it. The next day is their fasting day. On the third day, a banquet was held to present corn seeds, cakes, fruits and pigs to the goddess.

[Edit this paragraph] Thanksgiving Day in China.

Thanksgiving Day draws lessons from western festivals and establishes China Thanksgiving Day, so that children can learn to put themselves in other's shoes and understand their parents. Let adults understand each other and have more harmonious interpersonal relationships. Chen submitted a written proposal to the conference.

The last Thursday of June 165438+ 10 is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday created by Americans, and it is also a holiday for American family reunion. On this day, families get together to taste Thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin pie. Commissioner Chen said that some college students proposed to set up their own Thanksgiving Day among college students in China to express their love and gratitude to their friends and teachers, and to connect with the surrounding reality. He thought it was very reasonable.

In fact, the Chinese nation has been ready to help others since ancient times and repay kindness with kindness. It was once a famous sentence that "the kindness of being dripped by people is rewarded by a spring." Education in China pays more attention to grades and enrollment rate. In addition, many children are only children, and the love of family members leads children to take others' care for granted. Many students don't know how to thank and appreciate, but only know how to take. Even rebellious and bored with family members who care too much about themselves.

Among adults, there are also cases of ingratitude and forgetfulness, and everything is based only on interests. Commissioner Chen said that in a civilized society, we should know how to be grateful and have a grateful heart; This is also an important requirement for building a harmonious society, which can promote harmony and coordination among social members, groups, strata and groups, and promote mutual respect, trust and help among people.

Commissioner Chen suggested that China should also set up Thanksgiving Day, so that students can learn to put themselves in their own shoes, cherish their friends and understand their parents. Let adults no longer be numb and indifferent, and really care for others. Although Thanksgiving Day in the West has its religious connotation, it can absorb its positive factors, integrate traditional virtues and give it new meaning, so as to establish a "Thanksgiving Day" with China characteristics.