What are the customs of Thanksgiving?

Every Thanksgiving Day, the United States of America up and down the country is very lively. Towns and cities everywhere in costume parades, theater performances and sports competitions, schools and stores are also required to take a break from work. Children also imitated the appearance of the Indians dressed in strange and bizarre costumes, painted faces or masks to the street singing, blowing the trumpet. On that day, the church is also extraordinarily crowded, according to the custom of people here to do thanksgiving prayers. And on Thanksgiving Day, members of every family always try to return from all corners of the world and sit together as a family, munching on delicious turkey and talking about the past, which makes people feel extraordinarily close and warm.

The customs of Thanksgiving Day

Eating turkey: Thanksgiving Day food is very rich in traditional colors. Every Thanksgiving Day, Americans and Canadians will have fat and tender turkey to eat. Turkey is the traditional main dish of Thanksgiving. European immigrants to the Americas, the appearance of the turkey and Turkey "body black head red" clothing characteristics are very similar, so they called them "Turkey" (Turkey). 1947 President Truman's administration added a presidential turkey release ceremony. Ceremony. This tradition actually dates back to the time of President Abraham Lincoln, when his son, Tad, burst into the Cabinet Room one day in 1863 and asked for a pardon for a pet turkey named Jack. The turkey was sent to the White House because it was about to become a Thanksgiving meal. 2007, November 20, President Bush in the annual turkey release ceremony, the two turkeys released were called "May" and "Flower". Together, their names mean the Mayflower, the ship on which the Pilgrims came to the New World.

Food delivery: Since the 18th century, it has been a custom in the United States to send baskets of food to poor families. 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.

Placing the table: The Thanksgiving table is also very unique. Instead of the usual flowers, housewives placed fruits and vegetables. A large pumpkin is often placed in the center, and apples, corn and dried fruit are piled up around it. Sometimes the apples or pumpkins were hollowed out and filled with shelled dried fruit or candles were lit. Normally, the hostess could let her guests into the parlor after the meal, but not on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving gatherings are sweet, and everyone is willing to stay around the table a little longer as they eat and reminisce pleasantly about old times until the last candle is lit.

Playing games: After the Thanksgiving feast, some families used to play some traditional games, dances, contests, etc. Some of them have been passed down to this day. Some of these have been passed down to this day.

Cranberry Race: A large bowl with cranberries was placed on the floor and 4 to 10 contestants sat around and were each given a needle and thread. The competition began, they first wear needle and thread, and then cranberries one by one string. 3 minutes, who strung the longest, who will win the prize. As for the slowest person, they jokingly gave him a prize for being the worst.

The Corn Game: It is said to have been passed down in honor of the time when each immigrant was given five pieces of corn when food was scarce. During the game, people hide five pieces of corn in the house, and it is up to everyone to split up and find them. The five people who find the corn participate in the game, while the others watch from the sidelines. When the game begins, the five people quickly peel the kernels of corn in a bowl, and whoever finishes first wins the prize. Then those who did not participate in the competition gathered around the bowl to guess how many kernels of corn were inside, and the one who guessed the closest number of kernels won the prize of popcorn.

Pumpkin race: the contestants use a small spoon to push the pumpkin to run, the rule is that you can never touch the pumpkin with your hands, the first to the finish line who won. The smaller the spoon, the more fun the game is, and it often makes everyone laugh.

Besides these activities, some families spend the holiday driving to the countryside or traveling by plane, especially to Plymouth Harbor, where immigrants settled. There, you can see the Mayflower replica and the Plymouth Rock, and you can spend a few hours touring the Emigrant Village. The village is modeled after what it was like back in the day. During the tour, there are special staff dressed as Puritans to talk with visitors, giving people the feeling of being there.