What month is Thanksgiving in 2018? What is the origin of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a traditional festival in the United States. It is reported that the history of Thanksgiving is older than that of the founding of the United States. On this day, American families will get together to eat turkey and dinner. Do you know what day Thanksgiving is in 2018? What is the origin of Thanksgiving? Let's have a look.
Thanksgiving in 2018 is Thursday, November 29, 2018.
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving goes back to the beginning of American history.
In 1620, the famous Mayflower arrived in America with 102 Puritans who could not bear the religious persecution in Britain. In the winter at the turn of 1620 and 1621, they encountered unimaginable difficulties and were in hunger and cold. When the winter passed, only more than 50 immigrants survived. At this time, the kind-hearted Indians brought necessities to the immigrants and specially sent people to teach them how to hunt, fish and grow corn and pumpkin. With the help of the Indians, the immigrants finally got a good harvest. On the day of celebrating the harvest, according to religious traditions and customs, the immigrants set a day to thank God, and decided to invite them to celebrate the festival together in order to thank the Indians for their sincere help. On the first day of the first Thanksgiving, Indians and immigrants gathered together. They fired a salute at dawn, lined up into a house used as a church, expressed their gratitude to God, and then lit a bonfire for a grand banquet. On the second and third days, wrestling, running, singing, dancing and other activities were held. The first Thanksgiving was very successful. Many of these celebrations have been handed down for more than 300 years and remain today.
Origin of Thanksgiving
At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, which was temporarily decided by the States. Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday until the independence of the United States. In 1863, President Lincoln made Thanksgiving a legal holiday. By 1941, the United States Congress passed a law setting Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Every Thanksgiving Day, the whole country in the United States is bustling. People go to church to pray for Thanksgiving according to customs. There are makeup parades, drama performances or sports competitions everywhere in urban and rural towns. Relatives who have been separated for a year will also return from all over the world. The family will be round and enjoy the delicious Thanksgiving Turkey.