Staff Reporter: Today Thursday (November 25) is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanksgiving or thanksgiving to God. Thanksgiving Day is officially celebrated in the United States on the fourth or last Thursday of November every year. On the day, rich and poor alike flocked to the traditional turkey feast. Lunch and dinner are provided in every household with turkey.
On this Thanksgiving Day, turkeys worth $927 million were sold for 333.7 million people in the United States. That’s $ 14.4 million more than last year.
According to the National Turkey Federation, at Thanksgiving 88% of Americans serve turkey lunch and dinner at home.
Last year’s Corona epidemic also saw 292 million Americans gather to enjoy this annual feast. Another 7 lakh turkey lovers have been added this year. Last year, a total of 78.3 million worth of turkeys were sold at Thanksgiving. This year, turkey sales have increased by 144 million dollars to a total of $ 927 million dollars. The price per pound of turkey at Thanksgiving has risen slightly this year compared to last year. This time the 16-pound turkey sold for $ 20.15 dollars.
In the autumn of 1621 the ‘Thanksgiving’ festival began with the exchange of grains and goods produced by the priests, mainly from England, with the Native Americans. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln declared the day “Thanksgiving Holy Day” nationally to convey the message of friendship and peace to the American people. Every year since then, the entire United States has organized various events to commemorate the historic occasion of the expression of friendship and solidarity. The day is a public holiday in America. This day is celebrated on the second Monday of October every year in the neighboring country Canada.
The day after Thanksgiving Day is called ‘Black Friday’. There is no shortage of people waiting for this day. Two-thirds of Americans have been waiting for a year. Especially low and middle income people are waiting for the day to buy something good at low price. About two weeks ago, the price list of their products was announced through advertisements on TV and in newspapers. 50% to 60% reduction in the price of daily necessities. However, many people today demand electronics products. Among them, TVs, refrigerators, laptops, computers, iPhones, iPads, etc. are in high demand. He waited in line in front of the shop from 12 midnight on Thursday till 6 am to enter the shop. But exceptions happen every year. Thousands of people lined up from 8/9 pm on Thursday instead of 12 pm on Thursday.
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