The traditional western festival is a festival created by the American people, and it is also a festival for American families. At first, Thanksgiving Day had no fixed date, which was decided temporarily by the states of the United States. It was not until 1863 after the independence of the United States that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as a national holiday. In 1941, the US Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November every year as “Thanksgiving Day.” The Thanksgiving holiday generally lasts from Thursday to Sunday. In 1879, the Canadian Parliament declared that November 6th was Thanksgiving and a national holiday. In the following years, the date of Thanksgiving changed many times, until on January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament declared the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving.

Every Thanksgiving Day, every family in the United States eats turkey. They usually eat some traditional dishes, such as zucchini, buttered onions, mashed potatoes, papaya pie and so on. Family members will rush home for the holidays wherever they are. In terms of customs, the United States and Canada are basically the same. The food customs include: eating roast turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry moss jam, sweet potato, corn; activities include: playing cranberry competition, corn game, pumpkin race; Group activities such as parades, theater performances or sports competitions, and there are corresponding vacations for 2 days, people who are far away will go home to reunite with their relatives. There are also habits such as exempting turkey and shopping on Black Friday. There are many similarities between Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada, such as cornucopia and pumpkin pie, which are filled with flowers, fruits and grains to symbolize abundance. The food on the Canadian Thanksgiving dinner table usually differs from region and time. Some are venison and waterfowl, some are wild ducks and wild geese, but currently they are mainly turkey and ham. Thanksgiving dinner is a meal that Americans attach great importance to throughout the year. This meal is very rich in food, and turkey and pumpkin pie are essential on the table. Food for Thanksgiving in the United States is rich in traditional features. Turkey is the traditional main dish of Thanksgiving. Usually, the turkey is stuffed with various seasonings and mixed foods, and then roasted whole. The chicken skin is roasted into dark brown, and the host uses a knife to slice into thin slices. everyone. Then everyone poured their own marinade and sprinkled with salt. The taste is very delicious. In addition, the traditional foods of Thanksgiving include sweet potato, corn, pumpkin pie, cranberry moss jam, homemade bread and various vegetables and fruits.