What are the similarities and differences between the Spring Festival in China and Thanksgiving Day in the United States?

The Spring Festival in China is mainly about family reunion, similar to Christmas in the United States.

The Spring Festival refers to the traditional Lunar New Year in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, commonly known as the "Chinese New Year Festival". The traditional names are New Year, New Year and New Year, but they are also verbally called New Year, Celebrating New Year and New Year. This is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation. During the Spring Festival, the Han nationality and some ethnic minorities in China will hold various celebrations. These activities are mainly to offer sacrifices to ancestors, pay homage to ancestors, bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and pray for the new, with rich and colorful forms and strong national characteristics. Influenced by China culture, some countries and nationalities belonging to the Chinese character cultural circle also have the custom of Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, people try to go home and reunite with their loved ones, expressing their ardent expectations for the coming year and their best wishes for life in the new year. The Spring Festival is not only a festival, but also an important carrier for China people to release their emotions and meet their psychological needs. It is also the annual carnival and eternal spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation.

Thanksgiving is an ancient festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival for Americans to get together. 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 as a national holiday [1]. 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.