Turkey is the iconic food of which Western holiday?

Turkey is the iconic food of Thanksgiving in the West. The turkey's docile nature and slow movement, coupled with its tender, protein-rich meat, made it a very good fowl for the Native Americans, supplementing them with proteins, and it was therefore also widely farmed.

Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday in Western countries, when there is a three-day vacation and family reunions. At the holiday banquet, there is an essential specialty dish - "roast turkey". Thanksgiving Day to eat food turkey, from the Thanksgiving Day from the beginning. 1620, a group of British advocates of reform of the Puritans, because of the ideals and ambitions can not be realized and quit the state religion, since the establishment of the Protestant Church, a move that has stirred up the hatred of the British rulers.

These Puritans could not bear the pursuit and discrimination of the rulers, and fled to Holland first, and in early September, took a ship across the ocean to prepare for their exile in the United States. The ship drifted in rough seas for 65 days and finally reached the east coast of the United States in November, landing in Provincetown Harbor, Rhode Island.

At the time, the area was still wild and untouched, with turkeys and other wildlife everywhere. In the dead of winter, they were in a strange place with little food and clothing, and the harsh environment was threatening their lives. In this life-and-death situation, the local Indians sent them turkeys and other food, and gave them some daily necessities and production tools, and also helped them build their new home.

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Thanksgiving is a family holiday. p>Thanksgiving is a family holiday, and all over the country, husbands and wives, children and seniors, from city to town, town to country, and township to hamlet, return to their hometowns*** for the holiday.

Those who can't go home also make long-distance phone calls to talk to their parents and families and share their thanks. The Thanksgiving meal is practically the same throughout the country. The table is always filled with a variety of delicious foods. Naturally the main thing is the turkey. Pumpkin pie is eaten to remind everyone that the Indians gave such a gift to the first settlers back in the day.

In most families, after the meal, traditional games are played. Thanksgiving is an enjoyable celebration, a day of family reunion and a time to renew friendships. On that day, even bachelors are always invited to other people's homes to share the joy of thanksgiving with everyone and to give thanks for God's goodness. This is what Thanksgiving is all about.