How Do People In Different Countries Celebrate Thanksgiving

This is an ancient holiday created by the American people.There is no set date for early Thanksgiving Day, which is decided by U.S. states.

It wasn 't until 1863, after independence, that President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, meets officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day.

The birthday holiday usually runs from Thursday to Sunday.

1879 the Canadian parliament declared November 6 a Thanksgiving and a national holiday.In the years that followed, the date of Thanksgiving was changed several times until January 31, 1957, 

when the Canadian parliament declared the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving.

In addition to the United States, Canada, Egypt, Greece and other countries in the world have their own unique Thanksgiving, but the United Kingdom, France and other European countries are isolated from Thanksgiving, and some scholars advocate the establishment of "Chinese Thanksgiving" to promote traditional culture.

Americans: reunion, revelry, shopping, diet

In the United States, like the Chinese New Year, thousands of people, no matter how busy they are, gather with their families for a big holiday dinner.

The Thanksgiving holiday is also the most stressful time for American airlines, with nearly full flights and frequent delays.But people are probably willing to spend the holidays with their families.

Every Thanksgiving, American families eat Turkey.

Turkey has become a symbol of Thanksgiving and they often eat traditional dishes such as zucchini, cream Onions, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.

In addition, people will follow the custom of going to church for Thanksgiving prayers, costume parades, theatrical performances and sporting contests will be held in cities and towns, 

and schools and shops will be closed.The children also dressed up in strange costumes, and painted faces or masks to sing and blow horns in the streets, as if they were indians.

Families who live in other parts of the country also come home for the holiday, where they get together, munch on delicious Turkey and thank their families.

After Thanksgiving, the school asks students to draw a picture of Thanksgiving, and most of them draw Turkey.

At the same time, hospitable americans can't forget to celebrate the holiday with a good friend, a bachelor or someone far from home.

From the 18th century, the United States began a custom of giving poor people a basket of food.There was a group of young women who wanted to dedicate one day of the year to doing good.So when Thanksgiving arrived, they packed a basket full of food and took it to the poor man's house.It was reported from far and near that many people soon followed their example.No matter who they meet, they will say, "thank you!

Americans are also used to referring to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day as "black Friday."On this day, all kinds of stores in the United States offer discounts on their goods. In recent years, it has become more and more popular.

Canadians: secular celebrations

Thanksgiving Day falls on the same day in Canada and the United States. 

Because of the higher latitude and earlier grain ripening season, it is different from the American tradition of honoring the pilgrims who settled in the new world.

Thanksgiving Day mainly celebrates harvest, thanks to the nature, thanks to the abundant sunshine and manna from heaven, and thanks to the growing of grain. 

There is no religious theme. Therefore, the Thanksgiving Day in Canada is earlier than that in the United States.

Canadians also get together as a family, and roast Turkey and pumpkin pie are classic Thanksgiving scenes.

The traditional roast Turkey is stuffed with bread cubes, onion, celery, and sage.

The average housewife likes to buy a bigger Turkey because if she can't finish it that day, her handiwork will turn into Turkey pie and Turkey pie.

As for pumpkin pie, the most traditional way to eat it in Canada is to drizzle it with the rich cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie is made with the care of a canned pumpkin that tastes better than fresh.

Egyptians: pretend to cry for corn

Ancient Egyptian harvest festivals were held in honor of their crop deities.

Their harvest season is spring, so the festival is held every spring.During the festival, the ancient egyptians first held the parade, followed by the festival feast.

Also, music, dance, sports and other events are their celebration.

Ancient egyptians used to feign weeping and grief in celebration of the corn harvest to deceive the "spirit" they thought existed in the corn, fearing that the growing corn would make it angry.

Jew: build a house and have a feast under the stars

The jews also celebrate harvest. Their festival is called the festival of germgrass, which is the jewish festival of harvest.

The festival has been held every autumn for more than 3,000 years.The festival begins on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the jewish calendar and the fifth day after the day of atonement.

During the eight-day festival, the jews set up their houses with branches to recall the altars of their ancestors' worship.

The cabins are temporary, with branches not inserted into the ground and the roof covered with thatch for light to enter.

Fruit and vegetables, including apples, grapes, corn and pomegranates, hang in the room.On the second day of the festival, the jews held their feast in a room under the stars.

Greek: cake fruit for goddess of agriculture

The greeks believed in many gods, including Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, marriage and fertility, whom the greeks honored with the annual festival of Thesmosphoria in the fall.

On the first day of the festival, married women set up leafy huts with plant-made benches.

On the second day was Ramadan, and on the third day a feast was held, with corn seeds, cakes, fruit and pigs as gifts for the goddess.

European countries like Britain and France: insulated from Thanksgiving

France, Britain and other European countries are insulated from Thanksgiving.The British do not celebrate Thanksgiving. For them, the single most important holiday is Christmas.

Europeans did not have the experience of the americas, and there was no need to thank the indians on another continent, so they did not have Thanksgiving.

Because the festival has a deep American history and involves the religion of the time.

Many people think that Thanksgiving Day is a popular holiday in Europe and the United States.In general, it is impolite to congratulate europeans on the day of Thanksgiving and may be frowned upon.

Finally, happy Thanksgiving!