When is Thanksgiving in the United States? Thanksgiving in 2017 is on November 23

When is Thanksgiving in the United States? Thanksgiving is one of the important Western festivals, but Thanksgiving is not the same in every country. Next, let’s take a look at when Thanksgiving is in the United States.

When is Thanksgiving in the United States?

1. Thanksgiving Day in the United States is on the fourth Thursday of November every year, and the public has two days off starting from this day.
2. Thanksgiving Day in the United States in 2017: November 23, Thursday, October 6th of the lunar calendar, Sagittarius 3. In the beginning, there was no specific time for Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and the Thanksgiving time was different in different states. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
4. Thanksgiving was originally held to thank God for the good harvest and to thank the Indians for their help. Now Thanksgiving in the United States is like the Spring Festival in China. No matter how busy the family is, they will get together on Thanksgiving Day to have a Thanksgiving dinner.

American Thanksgiving related activities

Religious Activities

On the day before Thanksgiving or on the morning of Thanksgiving, churches will hold Thanksgiving ceremonies, and many Americans will participate in religious prayers.

Thanksgiving Reunion

The most important way to celebrate Thanksgiving is for the family to get together and eat a Thanksgiving dinner. Therefore, traffic on Thanksgiving Day is often one of the busiest times.

Thanksgiving dinner

Among all the meals on Thanksgiving Day, the most festive one is eating turkey. Because Europeans like to eat roast goose, and after immigrating to America, Europeans discovered that turkey is tastier than goose, so turkey became one of the main holiday dishes for Americans.

Table Prayer

On Thanksgiving Day, before a family enjoys the Thanksgiving dinner, they will always pray at the table: thank you for being together as a family, thank you for the achievements made in the past year, and thank you for supporting each other throughout the year.

Table Setting

It is worth mentioning that the table setting on Thanksgiving Day is very unique. In addition to delicious food, everyone will definitely put a big pumpkin with lit candles in the middle of the table.