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What is the custom of Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving customs include: eating turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry jam, sweet potato and corn; Play cranberry contest, corn game and pumpkin race; Organize mass activities such as masquerade parades, cultural performances or sports competitions; Schools and shops also have holidays and rest according to regulations, and people from far away will also go home to reunite with their relatives. Now I have developed the habit of shopping on Black Friday.

Eat turkey

Thanksgiving food is very traditional. Every Thanksgiving, Americans and Canadians eat a fat and tender turkey. Turkey is the traditional main course of Thanksgiving. After Europeans immigrated to America, they thought that turkeys looked like turkeys, so they were called "turkeys".

Cranberry contest

Put a big bowl with cranberries on the ground, and 4 to 10 contestants will sit together, and each of them will send a needle and a thread. At the beginning of the game, they thread the needle first, and then string the cranberries one by one. When three minutes arrive, whoever has the longest string will win the prize. As for the person who dresses the slowest, everyone jokingly gave him the worst prize.

Black Friday shopping promotion

Thanksgiving shopping has become an American custom. From Thanksgiving to Christmas, the total retail sales in the United States can account for 1/3 of the whole year, which is the traditional discount promotion season for various businesses. Shopping spree month begins on Friday after Thanksgiving, which is called Black Friday.