Thanksgiving day
2023-11-23
Today is Thanksgiving day in China. It is a holiday created by the American people, and it is also a holiday for the American family to get together. At first, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, and it was decided by each state on an AD hoc basis. It was not until 1863, after the Independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. [1] In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day. The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
In 1879, the Canadian Parliament declared November 6 to be Thanksgiving Day and a national holiday. In subsequent years, the date of Thanksgiving changed several times, until on January 31, 1957, the Parliament of Canada declared the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving Day every year.
In addition to the United States, Canada, Egypt, Greece and other countries in the world have their own unique Thanksgiving, but the United Kingdom, France and other European countries are insulated from Thanksgiving. Some scholars also proposed the establishment of a "Chinese Thanksgiving Day" to promote traditional culture.
