Thanksgiving-Day(感恩节)

CompanyLOGO1.Origin2.PresentSituation3.ThanksgivingFood4.CelebrationThanksGivingDayTheOriginofThanksgivingDayIntheUnitedStates,thefourthThursdayinNovemberiscalledThanksgivingDay.Onthatday,Americansgivethanksfortheblessingstheyhaveenjoyedduringtheyear.在美国，每年11月的最后一个周四称为‘感恩节’，在那天，美国人为每年得到的上天赐福表示感激。ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。AnationaldayGeorgeWashingtonproclaimedaNationalDayofThanksgivingin1789.Theideaattractedmixedreaction.乔治•华盛顿在1789年宣布感恩节为全国节日。该提议引起各种争议。Afteranumberofeventsandchanges,PresidentLincolnproclaimedlastThursdayinNovemberofthanksgivingintheyear1863.ThiswasduetothecontinuouseffortsofSarahJosephaHale,amagazineeditor.Shewroteanumberofarticlesforthecause.经过一系列的事件和变化，林肯总统在1863年宣布，11月的最后一个周四为感恩节。这些都归功于一位杂志编辑，撒拉·约瑟·黑尔长期不懈的努力。她编写了大量的文章支持确定该节日。TheOriginofThanksgivingDayThanksgivingbecameaholidayalmost400yearsago,in1621.ThelegendarypilgrimscrossedtheAtlanticintheyear1620inMayflower.About102peopletraveledfornearlytwomonthswithextremedifficulty.ThoughtheoriginaldestinationwassomewhereinthenorthernpartofVirginia,theycouldnotreachtheplaceowingtowindsblowingthemoffcourse.感恩节大约是在400年前的1621年成为一种节日的。具有传奇色彩的清教徒，乘坐著名的“五月花”号帆船于1620年穿越大西洋。约有102人历尽千辛万苦，历时近2个月才得以到达。尽管原先的目的地是在维吉尼亚的北部某处，但是由于强劲的海风使他们偏离了航线，他们没能到达计划好的地点。Nearly46pilgrimsdiedduetoextremecoldinwinter.However,inthespringof1621,anativeIndianbroughtthemnecessitiesandespeciallysentsomeonetoteachthepilgrimstosurvivebygrowingfoodandhuntinganimals.近46名清教徒死于严冬的寒冷。然而，在1621年的春天，一位印第安原住民给他们送来了生活必需品，还特地派人教他们怎样依靠狩猎、种植生存下去。在1621年秋天的时候，他们举行了一个盛大的庆典，共有90人包括印第安人被邀请参加。这次盛宴就是为了感谢上天的恩惠，而被广泛认为是“第一顿感恩节宴会”。Intheautumnof1621,theyheldagrandcelebrationwhere90peoplewereinvitedincludingIndians.Thegrandfeastwasorganizedtothankgodforhisfavors.Thiscommunaldinnerispopularlyknownas“Thefirstthanksgivingfeast”.TheOriginofThanksgivingDay•Mayflower’sdestinationisPlymouth,Mass.(马萨诸塞州,普利茅斯)TheOriginofThanksgivingDay•ThisisthereplicaofMayflowerwhichisanchoredinthePlymouthharbor.普利茅斯港口“五月花号”船的复制品。TheOriginofThanksgivingDay清教徒们在普利茅斯的居住遗址，现在是马塞诸塞州的一个公园。TheOriginofThanksgivingDayThatiswherePilgrimslivingin,nowadaysithasbecomeaparkofMassachusetts.PresentSituationThanksgivingcustoms（感恩节习俗）•ThecustomsofThanksgivingare,eating,seeingyourfamily,singing,thankingpeopleforcomingoverandcomingtotheircelebration!Itisathankfulholiday!•ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.SpeakoutyourThanksgivingwishesandletyourfamiliesandfriendsknowthatyourcareaboutthem.ThanksgivingisaGreattimetotellyourfriendsthatwelovethem.ThanksgivingisaGreattimetotellyourparentsthatwelovethem.ThanksgivingFoodThanksgivingDay’sMenu•Cornbread-玉米面包，英国人和印第安人都喜欢的食物•EnglishCheesePie-英国奶酪派，奶酪对英国人很重要•Venison-鹿肉，印第安人带来了5头鹿•Ducks&Geese-鸭和鹅，英国人捕的•WildTurkey-野生火鸡•GarlicandOnions-大蒜和洋葱•PumpkinPudding-南瓜布丁•IndianPudding-印地安布丁•Salad-沙拉ThanksgivingFoodIntheUnitedStates,certainkindsoffoodaretraditionallyservedatThanksgivingmeals.Firstly,bakedorroastedturkeyisusuallythefeatureditemonanyThanksgivingfeasttable(somuchsothatThanksgivingissometimesreferredtoasTurkeyDay).Onthedinnertable,peoplealseowillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding,mincepie,othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash.AlloftheseareactuallynativetotheAmericasorwereintroducedasanewfoodsourcetotheEuropeanswhentheyarrived.ThanksgivingFoodTurkeyThanksgivingFoodNowwecometothepartoftheholidaythatThanksgivingmemoriesareoftenmadeof--thebigThanksgivingDaymeal.Somefamiliesserveham.Othersserveameatlessdinner.Butthetraditionalmaindishisturkey.Mostpeoplecookthebirdinanoven;somepreparetheturkeyotherways,likefriedinoil.TurkeyonThanksgivingisusuallyservedwithabreadmixtureinside.SomeAmericanscallitstuffing;otherscallitdressing.Asanalternativetoturkey,manyvegetariansorveganseatTofurky,ameatlessturkeymadeoftofu.•烤箱需要预热325华氏度（大约摄氏160度）。烘烤过程根据火鸡重量而定。通常需要4小时左右。ThanksgivingFood•出炉的火鸡，香喷喷的！加上调料，口水直流....ThanksgivingFood•Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpieorpecanpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.ThanksgivingFoodlobsterCelebrationinAmericaThanksgivingDayinAmericaisatimetoofferthanks,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals.Atimeofturkeys,stuffing,andpumpkinpie.AtimeforIndiancorn,holidayparadesandgiantballoons.CelebrationofThanksgivingDayWatchingNFLfootballduringThanksgivingisapopulartradition.ThanksgivingDayParadeCelebrationofThanksgivingDayPARADECelebrationofThanksgivingDayCelebrationofThanksgivingDayWhatyoudon’tknowaboutThanksgivingDay!Whatyoudon’tknowaboutThanksgivingDay!IndiansThanksgivingwasinitiallymeanttobeafast,notafeast.ThedevoutsettlersatPlymouthRockmostlyrecognized“givingofthanks”intheformofprayerandabstainingfromfood.印第安人感恩节最初的设定是一场“斋戒”，而不是“盛宴”。在普利茅斯的殖民者们一开始对感恩的理解是祈祷、并克制对食物的需求。而后来Wampanoag的印第安人加入了进来开始三天的庆祝，并带来他们丰收节的传统——跳舞、游戏和盛宴。这是古代印第安人的传统节日Nickommoh，意味着“付出”或“交换”。ButtheWampanoagIndians,whojoinedt