American thanksgiving (Thanksgiving) origin

Be in emigrant people be at a loss what to do, when await one's doom, a morning of the 2nd year of spring, an Indian walked into general benefit Mao Sicun. His self introduction says, he is to draw near chief group comes the Yindian of dorp those who watch a situation. This is emigrant people the first visitor that after coming to America, welcomes. They poured out their antecedents and the affliction of a variety of endures extremely to the guest. Indian is listening silently, reveal on the face infinite pity and sympathize with. The thing had a favourable turn at this point, after a few days, this India brings a person Masasuode took the cacique him to emigrate people building. Cacique is the person of a fervent enthusiasm, he expressed warm reception to immigrant, delivered a lot of necessaries of lives to make a gift to them. The group will have the experience, ablest Indian most, teach immigrant people how to live on this land, teach them to fish, chase, cultivation and raise the skill such as turkey.

This year, cooperate of the ruler of heaven, good weather for the crops, plus the guidance of Indian and help, emigrant people obtained big bumper harvest, had entered the difficulty of the life eventually, went up too stable, rich life, be in this year of autumn, blessing promulgated the lay mines mind that already made general benefit Mao Si's governor to hold grand ceremony, thank the decision of sacred favor, this is the first thanksgiving on the history. Of course, he did not forget for immigrant people the true “ with the difficult solution that discharge care is sacred the Indian of ”—— enthusiasm, hospitable, wisdom, before specially invites the Indian of Masasuode and his at hand, will join festal celebration.

Indian jump at invite, delivered 5 deer to serve as a gift ahead of schedule. A day by November, emigrant people place banquet greatly, on the table filled up with the game that plays in mountain forest oneself and wait for made cate with the corn that produces oneself, justing melon, winter squash, turkey. Congratulatory activity altogether undertook 3 days, by day, guest and host is collective and convivial, chat cheerfully friendship. In the evening, ablaze reed fire was lighted on the meadow, in cool autumn wind, yindian the boy takes off with the youth of colony of general benefit Mao Si dance, sing, tumble, archery, atmosphere is very enthusiastic.

Today, in American memory, thanksgiving is even mainer than christmas festival. Above all, it is a holiday that is as long as 4 days, enough makes people to the top of one's bent orgiastic, celebrate. Next, it also is the day that traditional family reunites. During thanksgiving, live scattered the family in other place of an alien land, should hurried back the home celebrates a festival, this had been become national consuetudinary. In addition, the feed that American takes seriously most in a year, it is the late banquet of thanksgiving. In the United States this lives rhythm is very fast, in the country with intense competition, ferial food is very simple. Snack popularity world of the United States, it is a very good specification. But the night in thanksgiving, every family does banquet greatly, of article big, be left speechless with wonder or fear making a person. On festal table, the president comes on, common people comes below, turkey and pumpkin cake are necessary. ” of curiosa of “ of this two flavour reflected American people to call to mind first civilian development hardship, chase after the bosom that thinks the first thanksgiving day; Day mood. Accordingly, thanksgiving also is called ” of “ turkey section.
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