感恩节由来及发展Thanksgiving Day

ThanksgivingDayGroupMembers•英语0601班刘菊琴06101836•英语0601班任婷06101840•英语0601班宋仰凝06101842•英语0601班田君06101843•英语0601班王萌06101845•英语0601班阴瑞06101852CultureandLanguage•Languageiscloselyrelatedtoculture.Languageexpressesandembodiesculturalreality.Ifweareindifferentcountries,wemustknowtheircultures,thus,wecanusethelanguagefreely.Ontheotherhand,language,asaproductofculture,helpsperpetuatetheculture,andthechangesinlanguageusesreflecttheculturechangesinreturn.GeneralIdea•ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.•ThanksgivingDayisaharvestfestival.Traditionally,itisatimetogivethanksfortheharvestandexpressgratitudeingeneral.ItisaholidaycelebratedprimarilyinCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Whilereligiousinorigin,Thanksgivingisnowalsoidentifiedasasecularholiday.•ThedateandlocationofthefirstThanksgivingcelebrationisatopicofmodestcontention.ThoughtheearliestattestedThanksgivingcelebrationwasonSeptember8,1565inwhatisnowSaintAugustine,Florida,thetraditionalfirstThanksgivingisveneratedashavingoccurredatthesiteofPlymouthPlantation,in1621.•Today,ThanksgivingiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovemberintheUnitedStatesandonthesecondMondayofOctoberinCanada.Thanksgivingdinnerisheldonthisday,usuallyasagatheringoffamilymembersandfriends.•Mostpeoplecelebratebygatheringathomewithfamilyorfriendsforaholidayfeast.Thoughtheholiday'soriginscanbetracedtoharvestfestivalswhichhavebeencelebratedinmanyculturessinceancienttimes,theAmericanholidayhasreligiousundertonesrelatedtothedeliveranceoftheEnglishsettlersbyNativeAmericansaftertheharshwinteratPlymouth,Massachusetts.History•In1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth(普利茅斯）,Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）.•Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.•Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.Yearslater,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.ThecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenobservedonthatdateuntiltoday.TheFirstThanksGivingHowtoCelebrateintheUSA•ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapple、orange、chestnut（栗子）、walnut（胡桃）、grapeandsquash(南瓜）.Therewillbeplumpudding、mincepie（碎肉馅饼）andcranberrysauce（小红莓酱）andothervarietiesoffood.•Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.•somepicturesfromourclassmate•ThedaybeforeTurkeyDay,peoplealsogotochurchtoprayandgivethankstoothers.Let`seachofusgivethanks•videoLanguagePoints•thePilgrims(清教徒）•touchdown(触地得分）•I`llgoalongwiththat.=I`llagreewhitthat.•WatchingcollegefootballgamesontelevisionisatypicalThanksgivingDayactivity.SomeshortmessagesaboutThanksgiving•WarmwishesatThanksgiving.在感恩节，衷心地祝福你们。•FromallofustoallofyouatThanksgiving.我们全体祝你们感恩节快乐。•Thanksgivingwishesforyouandyourfamily.给你们全家感恩节的祝福。•IwishyoucouldbehereonThanksgiving.但愿你能来过感恩节。•Thanksgivingjustwon'tbethesamewithoutyou.没有你，感恩节就不会一样了。•ThisistoourfirstThanksgivingtogether.致我们第一次的感恩节相聚。•OurfirstThanksgivingshouldbeourbest.我们第一次共度的感恩节，是我们最美好的时光。•Itmaynotseemlikemuch,butitisourfirstThanksgivingtogether.也许看起来不太像，但这可是我们第一次共度感恩节哟。•ThisisthefirstinalonglineofThanksgivingstocome.这是未来无数感恩节的第一个。•Ilovetoeat,soIloveThanksgiving.我爱吃，所以我喜欢感恩节。•AtThanksgivingweshouldthinkofthelessfortunate.在感恩节，我们要想到那些不幸的人们。•Letusobserveamomentofsilenceforthosewhoarenotabletobesothankful.让我们为那些无法心存感激的人们静默片刻。•Savethedarkmeatforme.为我留份儿鸡腿。Thanksgivingindifferentcountries•1)TheGreeks•TheancientGreeksworshippedmanygodsandgoddesses.TheirgoddessofgrainswasDemeter(得墨忒尔--丰收之神）.•onthefirstdayofthefestivalmarriedwomen(possibilityconnectingchildbearingandtheraisingofcrops)wouldbuildleafysheltersandfurnishthemwithcouchesmadewithplants.Ontheseconddaytheyfasted（禁食）.OnthethirddayafeastwasheldandofferingstothegoddessDemeterweremade-giftsofseedcorn,cakes,fruit,andpigs.ItwashopedthatDemeter'sgratitudewouldgrantthemagoodharvest.•2)TheRomans•TheRomansalsocelebratedaharvestfestivalcalledCerelia,whichhonoredCerestheirgoddessofgrains(fromwhichthewordcerealcomes).ThefestivalwasheldeachyearonOctober4thandofferingsofthefirstfruitsoftheharvestandpigswereofferedtoCeres.Theircelebrationincludedmusic,parades,gamesandsportsandathanksgivingfeast.•3)TheChinese•TheancientChinesecelebratedtheirharvestfestival,ChungCh'ui(中秋），withthefullmoonthatfellonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Thisdaywasconsideredthebirthdayofthemoonandspecialmooncakes,roundandyellowlikethemoon,wouldbebaked.Eachcakewasstampedwiththepictureofarabbit-asitwasarabbit,notaman,whichtheCh