1、hanksgiving day (thanksgiving day), a traditional western holiday, is a holiday created by the american people, but also a holiday for american families to get together. in the beginning, there was no fixed date for thanksgiving. it wasnt until 1863, after independence, that president lincoln declared thanksgiving a national holiday. in 1941, 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 proclaimed november 6 a national day of thanksgiving and thanksgiving. in later years, the date of thanksgiving changed many times until january 31, 1957, when the canadian parliament proclaimed the second monday in october as thanksgiving day.
2、中文:感恩节(thanksgiving day),西方传统节日,是美国人民独创的一个节日,也是美国人合家欢聚的节日。 初时感恩节没有固定日期,由美国各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年,林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日。1941年,美国国会正式将每年11月第四个星期四定为“感恩节”。感恩节假期一般会从星期四持续到星期天。1879 年加拿大议会宣称11月6日是感恩节和全国性的假日。在随后的年代,感恩节的日期改变了多次,直到在1957 年1月31日,加拿大议会宣布每年十月的第二个星期一为感恩节。