Thanksgiving custom

How to spend Thanksgiving? What are the customs of Thanksgiving?

1, 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".

During President Truman's administration from 65438 to 0947, a ceremony of releasing turkeys was added. In fact, this traditional ceremony can be traced back to the administration of President Lincoln. 1863 One day, Lincoln's son Ted suddenly broke into the cabinet meeting room and asked for forgiveness of a pet turkey named Jack. Because this turkey sent to the White House is about to become people's Thanksgiving dinner. On June 20th, 2007, President Bush released two turkeys named Mei and Hua at the annual ceremony. Together, their names mean "Mayflower", on which the Puritans came to the New World.

Step 2 deliver food

Since18th century, the United States has had the custom of sending a basket of food to poor families. At that time, a group of young women wanted to choose a certain day of the year to do good deeds and thought Thanksgiving was the most suitable day. So as soon as Thanksgiving comes, they put a basket full of food and send it to the poor families. It was widely known, and soon many people followed their example.

Step 3 set the table

The layout of the Thanksgiving table is also very distinctive. Housewives don't put flowers as usual, but fruits and vegetables. There is often a big pumpkin in the middle, and some apples, corn and dried fruits are piled around. Sometimes, people empty apples or pumpkins, put dried fruits with shells in them or light candles. Usually, the hostess can let guests into the living room after dinner, but she won't do so on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving dinner is sweet. Everyone wants to stay at the table for a while. They are happy to recall the past while eating until the last candle burns out.

Step 4 play games

After Thanksgiving dinner, some families often play some traditional games, such as dancing and competitions. Some of them have survived to this day.

5. 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.

6, corn game

It is said that this is handed down to commemorate the issue of five corn to each immigrant in the case of food shortage. During the game, people hid five corns in the house, and everyone looked for them separately. Five people who found corn participated in the game, while others watched. At the beginning of the competition, five people quickly peeled corn kernels in a bowl, and whoever peeled them first won the prize. Then people who didn't take part in the competition guessed around the bowl how many corn kernels were in it, and the prize for the closest guess was popcorn.

7 pumpkin race

Participants push pumpkins with small spoons. The rule is never to touch the pumpkin with your hands. The first person to reach the finish line wins the prize. The smaller the spoon used in the game, the more interesting the game is, which often makes everyone laugh.