What holiday is Thanksgiving in the West and when is Thanksgiving in the West?

Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is a traditional Western holiday, a holiday in the United States and Canada to thank God for a good harvest, which originated from the early immigrants in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Thanksgiving Day in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October and in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November.

In terms of customs, the United States and Canada are basically the same, and the food customs are: eating roast turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry moss jam, sweet potato, maize; Activities include: cranberry competition, corn game, pumpkin race; Group events such as costume parades, theatrical performances or sports competitions are held.

Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, "Thanksgiving" is celebrated.

At that time, there was no fixed date in the United States, and it was determined by each state itself, and later in 1863, when the United States became independent, Lincoln of the United States included Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Until 1941, the U.S. Congress designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving" every year.

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October every year.

Thanksgiving is an ancient holiday created by the American people, and it is also a holiday for Americans to gather together as a family. Thanksgiving does not have a fixed date at the beginning, and is determined by the states of the United States on an ad hoc basis. It wasn't until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that Lincoln** declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day" every year. The Thanksgiving holiday generally lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

In 1879, the Canadian Parliament declared November 6 Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the years that followed, the date of Thanksgiving changed several times until January 31, 1957, when the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of October as Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving in the West has the custom of eating turkey, decorating the table and pretending to cry for corn, turkey is a traditional Western celebration of Thanksgiving, on this day housewives not only prepare roast turkey, but also decorate the table, put vegetables and fruits on it, and kind women will also give food to poor families to celebrate Thanksgiving.

What are the customs of Westerners celebrating Thanksgiving?

1. Eat roast turkey.

The first thing that comes to mind when people think of Thanksgiving is roast turkey, a must-have dish for Westerners to celebrate Thanksgiving, and Lincoln's son in the United States once prayed for the forgiveness of a turkey that was about to be served as a Thanksgiving meal.

2. Set the table.

On Thanksgiving, housewives not only prepare roast turkeys, but also replace the usual flowers on the table with pumpkins, apples, corn, nuts, etc., hollow out the middle of the pumpkin, place a lit candle, and talk while eating until the candle burns out.

3. Give away food.

Kind women in Western countries want to choose one day of the year to do some good deeds, so on Thanksgiving, they will give some food to poor families, and gradually more and more people began to learn, and finally it became a custom.