Short introduction

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.

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2nd Monday in October (Canada) 4th Thursday in November (U.S.)  

Thanksgiving dinner

The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States and Canada is a large meal, generally centered around a large roasted turkey. The majority of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving dinner are made from foods native to the New World, as according to tradition the Pilgrims received these foods from the Native Americans

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner

Men eating a Thanksgiving dinner during World War 

Side dishes Many other foods are served a

longside the main dish—so many that, because of the amount of food, the Thanksgiving meal is sometimes served midday or early afternoon to make time for all the eating, and preparation may begin at dawn or on days prior （前几天） .

Activities

American football on Thanksgiving

American football is one of the many traditions in American culture that is associated with Thanksgiving Day. Virtually every level of football, from amateur （业余） and high school to college and the NFL （美国国家足球联盟） (and even the CFL on Canadian Thanksgiving), They play football on Thanksgiving or the subsequent（ 随后） weekend

Thanksgiving Classic

The National Football League's Thanksgiving Classic is a series of games played during the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. It has been a regular occurrence since the league's inception in 1920. Since 2006, three games are played every Thanksgiving. The first two are hosted by the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, with one team from each conference playing either team on a rotating basis; a third game, with no fixed opponents, has been played annual since 2006.

Turkey Trot

A Turkey Trot is a fun run or footrace that is held on or around Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Americans anticipate indulgent Thanksgiving feasts and run in turkey trots to burn off calories before the big meal.

In many parts of the United States, Turkey Trots are as associated with Thanksgiving tradition as the meal itself. Many courses used for these Thanksgiving events are run at major certified USA Track and Field road race distances between 5,000 and 42,195 meters (full marathons). Some organizations hold their Turkey Trots the week prior to Thanksgiving in order to provide festive holiday meals to homeless and low-income families in their community. Turkey Trots range in size from just a few dozen runners to tens of thousands. Most Turkey Trots benefit local charities.

The orange competition蔓越桔竞赛 Corn game玉米游戏 Pumpkin race南瓜赛跑 Besides these activities ， some families drove

to the country to go outing in holiday ， or go out by plane , especially to Plymouth( 普利茅斯港 ) ,There ， you can see mayflower ship and Plymouth stone( 普利茅斯石 ) you can also visit yimincun( 移民村） for hours,This visiting can give a person with vivid feelings.

Some pictures of that day

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