Why Eat Turkey On Thanksgiving Day

Every fourth Thursday in November, the American people will be welcome their most important traditional folk festival Thanksgiving Day

. The festival began in 1621. That autumn, the British immigrants coming across the oceans to America held a 3 - day carnival activities to thank God for the harvest. Since then, this custom has lived on, and gradually has been popular in the world. In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln officially declared Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday. By then, every families get together, the whole country has a nationwide celebration, the grand, warm conditions, as much as the Chinese Spring Festival.

Remember to eat roast turkey on Thanksgiving Day!

Why the West eat roast turkey on Thanksgiving Day? We may find something on the Bible. There is a short story: Moses went across a desert of Sinai with the Israelis, but there was no food or drink. The Israelis were angered and started to complain. But Moses said, God had heard their complaints and would give them food. The next day there was a large number of quails flying and landed on their camp. Moses said these were God giving them to eat. So they happily had the meal. This may be the earliest Thanksgiving Day of Jew. It was no record on the Bible about how the Israelis cooked these quails. But as we think for a minute, it is easy to know that the quails must be baked to eat. Because they were being in a desert, where was very dry, they could not cook or steam. And they escaped from Egypt, they must not bring heavy pot with them. Even at that time, there was no aluminum and iron. It was also difficult to bring the ceramics because they were easily broken. Only roasting did not need any cooking utensils, so they must bake the quails. This is also a best way to eat the quails. Thus Western culture has such a content: God gives the rescue and gifts with birds. People should eat it by roasting. But eating them on Thanksgiving Day is the most appropriate.

by: janny

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