Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving Day), a traditional western holiday, is a holiday created by the American people, and it is also a holiday for American families to get together. In the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, which was temporarily determined by each state in the United States. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday [1]. In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday generally lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
In 1879 the Canadian Parliament proclaimed November 6th a Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In subsequent years, the date of Thanksgiving changed many times until January 31, 1957, when the Canadian Parliament proclaimed the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving Day.
In addition to the United States and Canada, Egypt, Greece and other countries in the world have their own unique Thanksgiving Day, but European countries such as Britain and France are insulated from Thanksgiving Day. Some scholars also proposed setting up a "Chinese Thanksgiving Day" to promote traditional culture.
The origin of Thanksgiving can be traced back to the beginning of American history, which originated from the early immigrants in Plymouth, Massachusetts. These immigrants were called Puritans when they were in the UK, because they were dissatisfied with the incomplete religious reform of the Church of England, as well as the political suppression and religious persecution of them by the King of England and the Church of England, so these Puritans left the Church of England and went away to the Netherlands. Later, he decided to move to the land on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, hoping to live freely according to his own wishes.
In 1620, the famous "Mayflower " number boat is fully loaded with the religious persecution of puritan 102 people who endures the United Kingdom in their homeland extremely getting to America. That winter, they encountered unimaginable difficulties and were suffering from hunger and cold. At this time, the Indians sent the necessities of life to the immigrants, and also taught them hunting, fishing, and planting corn. With the help of the Indians, the immigrants finally got a bumper harvest. On the day of celebrating the harvest, according to religious traditions, the immigrants stipulated a day to thank God and decided to invite the Indians to celebrate the festival to thank the Indians for their sincere help.
On Thursday in late November 1621, 90 Indians brought by the Pilgrims and Massasaud gathered together to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in American history. They fired salutes at dawn, marched into a house used as a church, expressed their thanks to God devoutly, and then lit a bonfire and held a grand banquet, making delicacies from hunted turkeys to treat the Indians graciously. On the second and third days, wrestling, running, singing, dancing and other activities were held. The male Puritans went out to hunt and catch turkeys, while the women made delicacies at home with corn, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and fruits. In this way, whites and Indians gathered around the bonfire, eating and chatting, singing and dancing. The whole celebration lasted for three days. Many ways to celebrate the first Thanksgiving have been passed down through generations
