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 Day is an ancient festival for the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to reunite with their families. Therefore, 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. 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.

[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.

[Edit this paragraph] Thanksgiving custom

On Thanksgiving Day, America is very busy. According to custom, people go to church to pray for gratitude. Dress parades, theatrical performances and sports competitions are held everywhere in urban and rural towns, and schools and shops are also on holiday as required. Children also imitate the Indians in those days, wearing strange costumes, painting faces or wearing masks to sing and play the trumpet in the street. Families living in other places will also go home for the holidays, and the whole family will sit around and munch on delicious turkeys.

At the same time, hospitable Americans can't forget to invite friends, bachelors or people far away from home for a holiday on this day. Since18th century, the United States has had the custom of sending a basket of food to poor families. At that time, a group of young women wanted to choose a certain day of the year to do good deeds and thought Thanksgiving was the most suitable day. So as soon as Thanksgiving comes, they put a basket full of food and send it to the poor families. It was widely known, and soon many people followed their example.

Presidential turkey release ceremony

President's annual ceremony of releasing turkeys began during Truman's administration 1947, but in fact this traditional ceremony can be traced back to President Lincoln's administration during the American Civil War. /kloc-one day in 0/863, Lincoln's son Ted suddenly broke into the cabinet meeting and asked for pardon for a pet turkey named Jack, because the turkey sent to the White House was about to become a Christmas dinner for people.

[Edit this paragraph] Thanksgiving food

The first Thanksgiving menu includes:

Corn bread-corn bread is a favorite food for both British and Indians. English cheese pie-English cheese pie, cheese is very important to the British. Venison-venison, the Indians brought five deer. Ducks and geese-ducks and geese-were caught by the British. Wild turkey.-wild turkey. Garlic and onions.-garlic and onions. Pumpkin pudding-pumpkin pudding Indian pudding-Indian pudding Thanksgiving food

Thanksgiving food is very traditional. Every Thanksgiving, Americans eat fat and tender chicken. Turkey is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving. It used to be a wild bird living in North America, which became delicious poultry after being raised in large quantities, each of which could weigh 40 to 50 kilograms. Some places still have hunting grounds for people to hunt before Thanksgiving. Interested people can go to the hunting ground and spend some money to shoot some wild turkeys themselves and go home. Make the festival more interesting.

There is also a certain emphasis on how to eat turkey. It needs to be roasted whole, the chicken skin is roasted to dark brown, and its stomach is stuffed with a lot of miscellaneous food such as broken bread. After serving, the host cut it with a knife and distributed it to everyone. Then everyone poured marinade and sprinkled with salt, which was very delicious. Besides turkey, Thanksgiving food also includes cranberry jam, sweet potato, corn, pumpkin pie, homemade bread, and various vegetables and fruits. These things are traditional food for Thanksgiving.

The layout of the Thanksgiving table is also very distinctive. Housewives don't put flowers as usual, but fruits and vegetables. There is often a big pumpkin in the middle, and some apples, corn and dried fruits are piled around. Sometimes, people empty apples or pumpkins, put dried fruits with shells in them or light candles. Usually, the hostess can let guests into the living room after dinner, but she won't do so on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving dinner is sweet. Everyone wants to stay at the table for a while. They are happy to recall the past while eating until the last candle burns out.

China Thanksgiving Turkey

You can cook delicious turkey in your home oven. After thawing, turkeys weighing less than 20 kg will be marinated with soy sauce, salt, sugar and some favorite ingredients at room temperature for one day, and it will take two days if they are placed in the refrigerator; First preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit, bake for 30 minutes, then take it out and turn it upside down to make turkey. Pour the oil out of the baking pan and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. At this time, put the half-cooked glutinous rice into the stuffing made of pineapple, ham, shrimp and so on. Put it into the belly of the turkey, adjust the oven temperature to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, spread some honey and gravy on the surface of the turkey, put it back in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, then turn over and spread the juice and bake for about 30 minutes. It is not easy to turn the turkey over, but only in this way will the turkey be heated evenly, and there will be juice in the meat and the faint sweetness of pineapple.

Traditional Thanksgiving turkey

When Americans eat turkey, they usually stew it. Usually, turkeys are stuffed with various spices and mixed foods, then wrapped in barbecue bags and roasted whole.

Thanksgiving food

Thanksgiving food According to the recipe, a 20-pound turkey will be roasted for 4 hours until it is completely cooked. The juice of roast turkey will be used to make thick meat sauce with sweet cranberry jam as the seasoning of turkey.

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner includes roast turkey, and some families use roast goose instead of turkey. Turkey has stuffing. It is made of shredded corn bread, white bread and celery. In addition, there is thick gravy cooked with turkey. There is also a special sauce-CranberrySauce, which is rich in cranberries every September and 10. Other side dishes include baked mashed potatoes, baked mashed sweet potatoes, green beans, and Bessie. Of course, the last dessert is pumpkin pie, walnut pie or apple pie.

[Edit this paragraph] Thanksgiving greetings

Put you in my heart all my life, although I may not be able to keep it; As long as I think of you late at night occasionally; There will be a slight smell of wine; I put you in the dream of my life, even if I break up with you from now on, so that I can feel some warmth and feel that I am still in your arms. Thank you for your love over the years.

Whether rich or poor, in sickness or in health, we will never leave you, even death can't separate us! Thank you for taking care of me for many years.

Today is Thanksgiving Day. I prepared delicious turkey, sweet drinks and … my heart and ring for you. Thanksgiving, would you like to stay with me forever?

Hey, baby, it's Thanksgiving. To show your gratitude to me, please treat me to turkey and other delicious food. I want to eat turkey … hee hee … call me!

May your career flourish and your life be as prosperous as a turkey, but don't forget me when you are happiest! Please treat me to turkey with wine!

Today is Thanksgiving Day. I want to say happy holidays to you. Thank you for your concern and care. In the next life, I will definitely pull up the grass for you.

How can I thank you? When I came to your side, I wanted to harvest a spring breeze, but you gave me the whole spring.

Warm wishes for Thanksgiving.

On Thanksgiving Day, I sincerely wish you all the best.

All of us give it to all of you on Thanksgiving Day.

We all wish you a happy Thanksgiving.

I wish you and your family a happy Thanksgiving.

Send Thanksgiving greetings to your family.

I hope you can be here on Thanksgiving Day.

I hope you can come to Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is not the same without you.

Thanksgiving would be different without you.

This will be the first time for us to spend Thanksgiving separately.

This will be the first time we won't spend Thanksgiving together.

It will be sad not to see you at the family reunion festival.

If I can't see you at the family reunion festival, I will feel sad.

Our first Thanksgiving should be the best.

Our first Thanksgiving is our best time.

I don't want to spend Thanksgiving with other people.

I just want to spend Thanksgiving with you.

What a wonderful time it is to be together.

How happy we are together.

Thanksgiving is the time for me to tell you that I love you.

Thanksgiving is the time for me to tell you that I love you.

Children, Thanksgiving is a good time to tell you that we love you.

Children, at this time of Thanksgiving, we want to say: We all love you.

Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year.

Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year.

I love eating, so I love Thanksgiving.

I like eating, so I like Thanksgiving.

I hope you will be grateful after dinner.

I hope you feel grateful after dinner.

The thought of it makes me hungry.

I'm hungry just thinking about it.

I will go home for Thanksgiving, so please save some turkey for me.

I'm going home for Thanksgiving, so please save some turkey for me.

Since birth, despite minor illnesses and disasters, it has been safe and sound; Although there are bumps and bumps, it has always been smooth and smooth. Thank god, let me have everything normal. Although the limbs are not strong but sound, the eyes are short-sighted but bright, the work is not temperament but steady, and the life is not complete but happy.

Thank my parents for giving me life, giving me hands and feet whose blood is thicker than water, giving me a lonely but mature childhood and giving me the opportunity to study all the time.

Thanks to my sisters, they helped guide me to grow up healthily, supported me to spend my youth, supported me to finish my studies, and extended their warm hands when I was in trouble.

Thanks to the teacher, he once hurt me, warmed me, taught me knowledge and life, and made me have the ability to give to others, as well as the ability to understand others' ideas.

Thanks to my friends, they brought me a lot of tears and laughter when I was growing up, gave me a lot of confidence and exercise at school, gave me a lot of help in my life and provided me with opportunities to help.

Thank my lover for giving me many unforgettable memories, a nearly perfect feeling, and a family that is not completely harmonious but always warm. Let me relive it again and again in the years to come, so I want to be happy.

Thanks to life, it has given me great wealth and suffering. Let me always smile and face the wind and rain on my own life path, calmly deal with setbacks, share weal and woe, and gain and loss follow fate.

Let's live with a grateful heart!

I often feel that I am a lucky person. Whenever and wherever, someone always gives me help and care. After repeated experiences and conviction, everyone has formed my life with love and tolerance. Thank you sincerely!

The geese pass without trace, the leaves are silent, and beauty is a concrete and real thing, waiting for you everywhere. Appreciate the charm of this world, your existence and our acquaintance. Happy thanksgiving!

I would like to be a migratory bird and fly with you on the way of migration; I would like to be an eagle to encourage you on the way to climb; I want to be a turkey and be tasted by you on Thanksgiving Day! Hehe, such a friend is brave enough! Happy thanksgiving!

You are the most beautiful leaf I have ever seen, let my forest wither for you; You are like a melody that makes my life more harmonious. I can only say thank you in a small voice, so small that only you can understand it! Happy thanksgiving!

Until one day, when I found that we were getting old, I realized that the most precious thing in the world is the friendship between friends! Friend, thank you for having you on the road of life. Happy thanksgiving!

Your bright smile will stay in my heart, your kind words will always accompany me, your enthusiasm and encouragement will inspire me to move forward, and your sincerity will help warm my heart. On the occasion of Thanksgiving, I sincerely thank you. ...

Americans thank God for giving them enough food on Thanksgiving Day. I also want to thank God, because your company makes me worry-free, broad-minded and fat, so-please spend Thanksgiving with me!

Every sunny day will make me grateful! On this Thanksgiving Day, I sincerely thank you for letting me fight the heat, cold, rain and lightning with strong will and meaningless spirit without feeling tired and lonely.

There is something between heaven and earth called snow, which falls from the sky and falls to the ground; There is something in the world called love, which is born from self-attraction and harmonious in sublimation; One of my friends is you, whom I met by chance and stopped at eternity. Happy thanksgiving!

Thank God for letting me meet you, thank fate for making me like you, and thank time for making me miss you. Dear you, do you know all this? Our love and emotion touched the world, and I also extend my grateful greetings to you with a sincere heart!

In the vast sea of people, it is the gentle moment when you look back and smile, like the shyness of weeping willows by the river, which makes my long-forgotten heart bloom! Thank God for letting me meet you. I extend my Thanksgiving greetings to you with gratitude!

I want to say thank you to my friends and people I love. Thank you for coming into my life and making my life rich and beautiful. I am willing to bring you infinite happiness with my life. Happy thanksgiving!

The separation of you and me, yearning and expectation have created waiting. In the waiting days, I want to say thank you for your love. I will repay you with all my feelings, and time will tell.

Americans thank God for giving them enough food on Thanksgiving Day. I also want to thank God for spending Thanksgiving with me because of you!

Mom and Dad, today is Thanksgiving, and the people I need to thank most are you. Thank you for giving me life and teaching me to grow!

Thank you, no matter when, there is always your support and strength by my side. Happy thanksgiving!

A flower that has been picked for a long time and withered is reluctant to throw it away. An umbrella that has lasted for a long time, I can't remember to put it away when the rain stops. A road that has been gone for a long time can't go to the end after dark. It takes a long time to say a word. It's good to have you!

Honey, I'm thinking about you. Give you a Thanksgiving hug! And a Thanksgiving kiss. Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Today is Thanksgiving! Although I don't believe in Christ, I agree with gratitude. I really thank God for letting us know each other. I hope we can be good friends for life, and wish you well, my dear friend. ...

Those who gave me my life, those who gave me a porridge and a meal, and those who gave me endless care have infinite gratitude in their hearts. Today, on this Thanksgiving Day; Every moment!

I'm glad to spend every minute with you. I hope I can keep you happy. It's sweet to think of your name. I look forward to seeing you again.

Your friendship, like a lamp in my life, illuminates my heart and makes my life radiant! Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Thanks to the years, a ship found the desire to set sail here. Your warmth is not flowers, but green branches. There are always new leaves after winter!

Thank you for your strong smile, which lit up the corner of the rainy day for me. In the following days, I will look forward to meeting the beautiful because of this smile!

Do you remember the last time I lent you ten dollars to tide you over? How can you thank me? Today is Thanksgiving!

If I have a magic lamp, I will have three chances to make a wish, but I only need one! I will make this wish: I want you to be happy and safe all your life!

Year after year, ups and downs. You have worked hard for us, please accept our deep gratitude and warm love.

"A friend in need is a friend indeed", thank you for helping me out! Send my best wishes on Thanksgiving Day!

Turkey, run for your life, or you will be delicious on my plate later, hehe!

Turkey and pumpkin pie are essential today. You have to prepare in advance, and I will go to help you eat as soon as I get off work at night!

I have helped you so much, please don't thank me. Send me a turkey today!

It was you who guided me out of the first step and helped me find the way forward. Thank you, Dad! Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Mom, today is Thanksgiving, and the person I need to thank most is you. Thank you for giving me life and teaching me to grow.

God said: The so-called happiness means having a grateful heart, a loyal lover, a healthy body, a satisfactory job and a group of trustworthy friends. When you receive this message, everything will come naturally! With a grateful heart, you will be happy all your life!

*:::::::: * Send you a blessing scarf, use its warmth to resist the cold wind, and make your world happy and warm forever. It's cold, be careful! Happy thanksgiving!

Your life and body come from your parents, your joys and sorrows come from society and nature, your life comes from people who care about and help you, and I still do! Let's bless them together on Thanksgiving Day!

The three most important things in life are: treating the world and life with a tolerant heart; Create the world with a happy heart and change life; Feel the world and life with gratitude. Happy thanksgiving!

Thank you for giving me a good feeling on this beautiful autumn night. Thought of here, I can feel the cool breeze like a soft hand, gently brushing my face and neck. I miss you far away. Happy Thanksgiving to you!

People are always prone to become numb in a boring life. Thank you for your grateful message, which let me know that there are people who are silently caring not far away, and also taught me to treat life with gratitude!

Once strange does not mean eternity. Inadvertently, some kind of tacit understanding continued our friendship. In the lonely journey, I am very happy to receive your earnest concern and sincere blessing: you accompany me in the world of mortals! Happy thanksgiving!