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When is Thanksgiving Day?

Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of June every year. Thanksgiving Day is a traditional holiday in the West, and it is also a day for Americans to get together with their families. Just like the Spring Festival in China, it is a good day for reunion. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving. It was not until 194 1 that the United States set a specific date for Thanksgiving and declared it a national holiday. Thanksgiving usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

Thanksgiving custom

1, eat turkey. The main food for Thanksgiving is turkey. On this day, even if people are busy, they will go home for dinner. There must be turkey and pumpkin pie on the table.

2. play games. After the Thanksgiving dinner, the family will also play some traditional games and competitions together, such as cranberry contest, corn game and pumpkin race.

3. Give gifts. On Thanksgiving Day, people will put delicious food in baskets and send it to the homes of poor families, thinking that Thanksgiving Day is the best day to do good deeds.