感恩节介绍

ThanksgivingOriginofThanksgivingFoodofThanksgivingCelebrationinAmericaActivitiesofThanksgivingWhatshouldwedo?TheFourthThursdayInNovemberTheOriginofThanksgivingDay﹖Intheautumnof1620Pilgrim(清教徒）ThebeliefsoftheChurchofEngland？TheOriginofThanksgivingDayInthewinterof1620Mayflower’sdestinationisPlymouth,Mass.(马萨诸塞州,普利茅斯)6TheOriginofThanksgivingDayTheirfirstwinterThelackoffoodDiseaseTheOriginofThanksgivingDayInthespringof1621FreshfoodTheskillsofsurvivingTheOriginofThanksgivingDayIntheautumnof1621Agreatharvest+AgrandcelebrationThefirstthanksgivingfeastNovember26lastThursdayinNovemberGeorgeWashingtonAbrahamLincolnAmericabecameanindependentcountry感恩节的食品富有传统特色。在节日宴会上，有一道必不可少的特色名菜(specialty)——“烤火鸡”(turkey)。火鸡是感恩节的传统主菜，通常是把火鸡肚子里塞上各种调料和拌好的食品，然后整只烤出，由男主人用刀切成薄片分给大家。此外，感恩节的传统食品还有甜山芋(sweetpotato)、玉蜀黍(maize)、南瓜饼(pumpkincake)、红莓苔子果酱(cranberryjam)等。1620年，五月花号(TheMayflower)载著大约有大人和小孩共一百多人的英国清教徒(Pilgrims)在现在麻萨诸塞州的普利斯敦登陆，而当年的寒冬让他们受尽苦难，到春天来临，只(only)剩下50多人存活。春季来临后，得到印地安人给予协助，而有了较好的丰收。为感谢上帝及印地安人朋友，清教徒门每年举行感恩欢庆，在黎明时鸣放礼炮，列队走进教堂，点起舞火举行盛宴。1863年，美国总统林肯将它定为国家假日，并且规定每年11月的第四个星期四为美国的感恩节。ThanksgivingDay’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TypicalFoodonThanksgiving•Turkey•SweetPotatoes•PumpkinPiesTurkeysMypleasure!Inaddition,peopleatthetablecanalsoeatapples,orange,chestnut,walnuts,andgrape,aswellasmeatpie,smallcranberrysauceandsoon.ActivitiesofThanksgivingPeople’sfavoritegameisthepumpkinrun.Inthiscompetition,everyoneuseateaspoonpushingpumpkinrun.Ofcourse,yourhandsarenotallowedtotouchthepumpkin.Thesmallerteaspoonis,themoreinterestingthegame.WatchingSportsPrograms•AnumberofprofessionalanduniversityfootballgamesareplayedonThanksgivingDay.Someofthegamesarebroadcastonnationaltelevision.HoldingMacy'sThanksgivingdayparade•梅西感恩节大游行始于1924年，是全美最盛大的感恩节庆典，游行的最大特色是众多巨大的卡通造型气球。CelebrationinAmericaThanksgivingDayinAmericaisatimetoofferthanks,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals.Atimeofturkeys,stuffing,andpumpkinpie.AtimeforIndiancorn,holidayparadesandgiantballoons.Pardoningturkeys赦免的传统☺每年一度的总统放生火鸡仪式始于1947年杜鲁门总统当政时期，☺但实际上这个传统仪式可以追溯到美国内战林肯总统当政的时期.1863年的一天，☺林肯的儿子泰德突然闯入内阁会议请求赦免一只名叫杰克的宠物火鸡，因为这只被送进白宫的火鸡，即将成为人们的圣诞节大餐。November22,2006,GeorgeW.BushintheWhiteHouseRoseGardenceremonyheldThanksgivingrelease,pardontheonecalledbirdturkey.BushgivesaPresidentialpardonObama,Thanksgivingturkeypardon.Andtheturkeywasnamedcourage.Thisisalsohisoffice,thefirstturkeypardon.WatchingNFLfootballduringThanksgivingisapopulartradition.ThanksgivingDayParadeOnThanksgivingday,theUnitedStates,thewholecountryisverylivelyDuringthedinners,thefamilymembersmayalsoutterafewlinesofthanksorchantaspecialprayer.Saythankstoyourfamily!Saythankstoyourteachers!Saythankstoyourfriends!Saythankstothestrangers!Saythankstoeveryone!and……Whatshouldwedo?Gratefultothosewhoabandonedyou,becausehetaughtyoutobeindepended!感激遗弃你的人，因为他教会了你独立！Gratefultothosewhohurtyou,becausehesteeledyourmind.感激伤害你的人，因为他磨练了你的心智！Gratefultothosewhowhippedyou,becauseheremovedyourshelter!感激鞭打你的人，因为他消除了你的屏障！