The Origin and Significance of Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the United States and Canada. It was originally to thank Indians, and later people often thanked others on this day. Because of 194 1, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of June every year 1 1. From this day on, we will have a two-day holiday and we will be reunited with our families, no matter how busy we are. Thanksgiving Day falls between/kloc-0 and October 22-28 every year. Thanksgiving Day is the most authentic and American holiday in the United States, while Thanksgiving Day in Canada begins at 1879 and falls on the second Monday of June 165438+ 10, which is the same as Columbus Day in the United States.

The origin of thanksgiving

The origin of Thanksgiving can be traced back to the beginning of American history. 1In September, 620, the famous Mayflower set sail from Hong Kong, full of Puritans who could not bear the persecution of Britain. In the boundless ocean, I drifted for 65 days, and experienced various tortures of violent winds and waves before landing in Providence Port on the top of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Then, may flower continued to sail south as planned, intending to dock in Jamestown, Virginia, but due to a navigation error, they came near Plymouth. There, because of ignorance of the terrain and environment, they were very careful to keep most people on board and only sent a group of capable people out to explore the terrain. 1 month later, they finally found Plymouth Harbor and unexpectedly found an excellent fishing port here. There are several harvested cornfields, clear fresh water streams and hills that are very suitable for building fortifications, but they are all empty. It turns out that this is an Indian village, and flowers were popular the day before yesterday. Took the lives of all the villagers. A few days later, may flower crossed Cape Cod Bay and landed at Plymouth Harbor. It became the second permanent residence of British immigrants in the United States. Later, they named a big rock that landed on the shore Plymouth Stone.

In the winter at the turn of 1620 and 162 1, they encountered unimaginable difficulties. In the extremely cold winter, the simple houses they built themselves could not resist the snow and the food was insufficient. Coupled with heavy labor and the invasion of infectious diseases, only 50 immigrants survived until the end of winter.

In spring, immigrants from Plymouth village met an Indian named Carlos Quintu. S quinto is very friendly to immigrants. Soon, he introduced Massasod, the chief of his tribe, to these immigrants. Kindhearted Indians warmly welcome guests from afar. Massasod not only brought gifts to immigrants, but also sent people from his own tribe to teach immigrants how to hunt, fish and grow corn, pumpkins and broad beans. With the help of Indians, the immigrants finally got a bumper harvest.

On the day of celebrating the harvest, according to the traditional custom, the immigrants set a day to thank God and decided to invite Indian friends to celebrate this festival to thank them for their sincere help. The Indian accepted the invitation happily and sent five deer in advance as a gesture of friendship. This is the origin of Thanksgiving.