When does Chile celebrate Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of June in the Chilean Gregorian calendar.

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 a national holiday. 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.

1879 The Canadian Parliament declared165438+10.6 as Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving was changed many times until the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday of June1957+1October 3 1 day as Thanksgiving.

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On Thanksgiving Day, thousands of people, no matter how busy they are, will reunite with their families and enjoy a rich holiday dinner together. Thanksgiving holiday is also the most tense time for American airlines. The flight is almost full, and the flight is often delayed. But people may be willing to spend their holidays with their families.

Every Thanksgiving, every American family eats turkey. Turkey has become a symbol of Thanksgiving. They usually eat some traditional dishes, such as zucchini, cream onion, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.

In addition, people will go to church to pray for gratitude according to the custom. Dress parades, theatrical performances and sports competitions are held everywhere in urban and rural towns, and schools and shops are also on holiday as required. Children also imitate the Indians in those days, wearing strange costumes, painting faces or wearing masks to sing and play the trumpet in the street.

Families living in other places will also go home for the holidays, and the whole family will sit around and munch on delicious turkey and thank their families. After Thanksgiving, the school will ask students to draw a picture of Thanksgiving. Most students draw turkeys.