Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day) is the American people original an ancient festival, is America's national holiday for family reunion. The early Thanksgiving has no fixed date, decided by the states temporarily. Until the United States after independence in 1863, President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. In 1941, congress formally proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
The Canadian parliament declared November 6, 1879 is the Thanksgiving Day and national holiday. In the following s, Thanksgiving dates changed many times, until January 31, 1957, the Canadian parliament announced the second Monday of October each year for Thanksgiving.
In addition to the United States, Canada, and Egypt, Greece, and other countries in the world have their own unique Thanksgiving, but Britain, France and other European countries with Thanksgiving insulation [3], there are also scholars initiative to set up the "China Thanksgiving", to carry forward the traditional culture.
感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，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。
除了美国、加拿大，世界上还有埃及、希腊等国家有自己独特的感恩节，但英国、法国等欧洲国家却与感恩节绝缘[3] ，也有学者倡议设立“中华感恩节”，以弘扬传统文化。
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