为什么 美国大选定在周二
简单来说，以前美国人都是农民...
准确来说:周日要去教堂，周一要赶去城镇，周二到达之后开始投票，同时马匹休养生息，周三回去。
The short answer: We used to be a nation of farmers.
The long answer: Congress chose November because the harvest was over and the weather wouldn't be bad enough to prevent people from traveling.
As for Tuesday, people used to have to travel overnight to their polling location. (In 1845, horse was the preferred method of transport.) In an effort to avoid religious days of rest, Congress chose Tuesday, leaving Monday and Wednesday as travel days. Tuesday was voting (and horse-resting) day.
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