How do Americans spend Thanksgiving? What are the Thanksgiving Day customs and traditions?

Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving Day) is an ancient holiday created by the American people, and it is also a holiday for Americans to get together as a family. In the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, and it was decided on an ad hoc basis by each state in the United States. In 1863, after the independence of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday, and in 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". The holiday lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

American families eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. The turkey has become the symbol of Thanksgiving, and they usually eat traditional dishes such as zucchini, creamed onions, mashed potatoes, squash pie, and so on.

Additionally, it is customary for people to go to church to say their prayers of thanksgiving, and costume parades, theater performances, and sports competitions are held throughout the cities and towns, while schools and stores are closed for the holidays. Children also imitated the appearance of the Indians dressed in strange and bizarre costumes, face painting or wearing masks to the street singing, blowing the trumpet. Families from the diaspora come home for Thanksgiving, where they sit around, munch on delicious turkey, and say thank you to their families. After Thanksgiving, schools ask students to draw a Thanksgiving picture, and most of them draw a turkey.

Meanwhile, hospitable Americans can't forget this day to invite close friends, bachelors, or people far from home*** to spend the holiday. A custom of sending baskets of food to poor families has been around in the United States since the 18th century. At the time, a group of young women wanted to choose one day of the year to dedicate to good works and thought it would be most appropriate to pick Thanksgiving. So when Thanksgiving came around, they filled a basket full of food and delivered it to the poor in person. The story spread far and wide, and soon many people followed their example. No matter who they met, they would say, "Thank you!"