Thanksgiving Day

关于Thanksgiving Day的思维导图。导图从Another name for Thanksgiving、Development 、Social customs and habits、The History of Thanksgiving Day 几个方面作了知识梳理。

Thanksgiving Day

• Another name for Thanksgiving
  • Turkey Day
• Development
  • At the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving in the United States, which was temporarily decided by the states. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. In 1941, the United States Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
• Social customs and habits
  • In terms of customs, the United States and Canada are basically the same. The food customs include: roast turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry moss jam, sweet potato, corn; Activities include: cranberry competition, corn game, pumpkin race; Group activities such as costume parades, theatrical performances or sports competitions will be held, and there will be a corresponding holiday of 2 days. People in distant places will go home to reunite with their relatives. Now we have formed the habit of waiving turkey and shopping on Black Friday.
• The History of Thanksgiving Day
  • Thanksgiving is an important holiday for Americans. On the fourth Thursday of November every year, American families hold a feast of gratitude. The most common traditional foods are turkey, pumpkin pie and Indian pudding made of corn flour. During Thanksgiving Day, cosmetic parades, theatrical performances, shooting, target shooting and other sports competitions will be held in urban and rural areas of the United States. Some American families, religious organizations and charities also provide free turkey dinners for the poor, orphans and homeless people, so that those unfortunate people can enjoy the warmth of the world on Thanksgiving Day.