Information about Thanksgiving in English

Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving Day), a traditional western festival, is a festival created by the American people and also a festival for family reunion in the United States. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving. It was not until 1863 that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 194 1 year, Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of 1 1 month as Thanksgiving Day. ?

Thanksgiving usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

1879, the Canadian Parliament declared 1 1 6 as Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Day. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving was changed many times until 1 March 3 1, 1957, and the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of1October as Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving Day is a traditional festival in the West, a festival created by the American people, and a festival for American reunion. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, which was decided temporarily by American states. It was not until 1863 after the independence of the United States that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 194 1 year, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in June 1 1 as "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

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 the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of June1957+1October 3 1 day as Thanksgiving.

Extended information 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 met refugees, sent them necessities, and 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.

1621165438+1On a Thursday in late October, the Puritans brought by Massasod and 90 Indians got together to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in American history. They fired a salute at dawn, marched into a room used as a church, expressed sincere gratitude to God, lit a bonfire, held a grand banquet, made the hunted turkey into delicious food, and warmly treated the Indians.

White people and Indians sat around the campfire, chatting, singing and dancing while eating. The whole celebration lasted for three days. Many ways to celebrate the first Thanksgiving have been passed down to future generations.