What is Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Day, a traditional Western holiday, is a unique 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 was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that Lincoln** declared Thanksgiving a national holiday[1].

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. [2]

In addition to the United States and Canada, there are also countries in the world such as Egypt and Greece that have their own unique Thanksgiving, but European countries such as the United Kingdom and France are insulated from Thanksgiving [3]. Some scholars have also proposed the establishment of "Chinese Thanksgiving Day" to promote traditional culture.

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1. Thanksgiving, a traditional Western holiday, is a festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival 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.

2. Thanksgiving is the most authentic and American-style holiday in the United States, and it is most closely related to early American history.

In that year, some pilgrims, or Puritans, traveled to the United States on the Mayflower in search of religious freedom. After two months of tossing and turning at sea, they finally landed in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, on a bitterly cold November day.

4. In the first winter, more than half of the immigrants died of hunger and infectious diseases, and those who survived began to sow seeds in the first spring. They eagerly awaited a good harvest all summer, knowing that their survival and the survival of their colony depended on the coming harvest. Later, the harvest was unexpectedly abundant, so it was decided that we would choose a day to thank God for His grace.

Years later, the United States** declared the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is celebrated on this day, and it remains until now.

5. The Thanksgiving celebration pattern has not changed for many years. Preparations for a sumptuous family feast begin months in advance. Apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes are served on the table, as well as raisin pudding, minced meat pies, and a variety of other foods, as well as cranberry moss and juices, among which the most wonderful and appealing dishes are roast turkey and squash pie, which have always been the most traditional and beloved foods of Thanksgiving.

6. Everyone agrees that Thanksgiving meals must have roast turkey as the main dish. Turkeys are roasted with bread to absorb the delicious juices that flow from them, but cooking techniques often vary from home to family and region, and it is difficult to find a consistency in which fillings to use.

7. Today's Thanksgiving Day is an out-and-out national holiday. On this day, Americans of all faiths and backgrounds come together to express their gratitude for the grace they have received over the past year, and sincerely pray for God's continued blessings.

Thanksgiving Day is a common holiday in the United States and Canada, created by the American people to thank God for a good harvest. In the United States, since 1941, Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year, and from that day onwards there will be two days off; And Thanksgiving in Canada is different from the United States, the second Monday in October.

Like the Chinese New Year, on this day, thousands of people reunite with their families, no matter how busy they are.

It means to thank the teacher for his teachings and careful teaching to the students. The mountain is grateful, and it becomes its lofty; The sea is grateful to the stream, and it is broad. From an ignorant child to a high-spirited youth, in our growth process, "teacher's grace" is a word that cannot be erased no matter what.

To thank the teacher, we must grasp the two key words of "grace" and "thanks". Only by truly understanding the teacher's "kindness" to oneself (guidance in learning, help in life, enlightenment in thought, and touching in the soul......In order to give birth to the "thanks" to the teacher from the heart. Children who know the meaning of gratitude are grateful to their teachers and know how to be grateful can receive love from their parents in a timely manner.

They are able to respond appropriately to the love given by their parents, which makes their parents feel very gratified, and also promotes the relationship between relatives to be deeper and the family to get along more harmoniously. In a warm family, you can feel the warmth to the fullest. Children who know how to be grateful are also more likely to accept the kindness of those around them, more likely to discover the beauty in life, and they have a stronger ability to feel happiness.