Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
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。
In 1620,the settlers,or Pilgrims,they sailed to America on the May flower,seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November,what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
During their first winter,over half of the settlers died of[1] starvation or epidemics.Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety,knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed[2]. Years later,President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples,oranges,chestnuts,walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing[3] to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives,it is not easy to get a consensus on[4] the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.
Thanksgiving today is,in every sense,a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year's bounty and reverently ask for continued[5] blessings.
1、Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country。 每年11月份的第四个星期四是Thanksgiving Day(感恩节).它是美国人民独创的一个节日.美国人在感恩节中一定要合家欢聚,就像中国人过年一样,强调团团圆圆.所以感恩节是美国最重要的节日之一。那么,在美国,人们过感恩节都有哪些风俗习惯呢? 2、Thanks’s giving is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks,traditionally to god,for the things one has at the close of the harvest season。 感恩节是每年一次,传统意义上的感恩节,是指人们在临近丰收时对上帝的感恩之情。 3、In the United States,certain kinds of food are traditionally served at thanksgiving meals.Turkeyis usually the featured item on any thanksgiving feast table。 在美国,感恩节人们会想用一些特色食物,比如说,火鸡就是最有代表性的食物。 4、Mashed potatoes with gravy,sweet potatoes,cranberry sauce,Indian corn,other fall vegetables,and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with thanksgiving dinner。 感恩节晚餐基本以土豆泥肉汤、番薯、酸果曼沙司,印第安玉米以及其他秋季时令蔬菜为主,当然还有还有美味的南瓜饼。