感恩

小丞

回复 15# 朝夕相伴

我也急啊，申请了7天了。阳光的效率有点低

很恋中年

嘿嘿……小亟把他YY了

小丞

回复 18# 很恋中年

你这什么字啊


我只有YY的份，没有被YY的份

lsqaq

说到感恩，先感谢ZNGAY

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俺来讲讲感恩节吧 嘎嘎



Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in North America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens. However, to many people, its meaning is lost. It has become simply another day for huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers or reunions. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

Turkey dinners, cranberries, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and family gatherings—these are all commonly associated with most Americans' and Canadians' yearly celebration of giving thanks—Thanksgiving Day!

In the United States, Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, it is the second Monday in October. On this holiday, a Thanksgiving meal is prepared with all the trimmings; families gather together and talk, while others watch a game or a parade filled with pilgrims, Indians and other colonial figures. Some families may even have their own yearly Thanksgiving traditions.

What comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving? Do you picture a time of thankfulness towards God—or is it merely one of eating, partying or watching football?

Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have forgotten why the day was established. Its meaning has slowly deteriorated, and is now almost completely lost under a cloud of media hype, sales pitches, marketing tactics and blitz commercialism.

While many are familiar with the traditional representation of the original Thanksgiving, it is helpful to examine the purpose for which it was first celebrated. By doing this, the day's meaning will be firmly established.

每年11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。


感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日( holiday )，它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。

感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。１６２０年，著名的“五月花”号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒１０２人到达美洲。１６２０年和１６２１年之交的冬天，他们遇到了难以想象的困难，处在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过去时，活下来的移民只有５０来人。这时，心地善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品，还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人的帮助下，移民们终于获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了感谢上帝的日子，并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助，邀请他们一同庆祝节日。

最初感恩节没有固定日期，由各州临时决定，直到美国独立后，感恩节才成为全国性的节日。 1863年，林肯总统(President Lincoln)把感恩节定为法定假日。到1941年， 美国国会(Congress of the United States)通过一项法令，把感恩节定在每年十一月的第四个星期四。

每逢感恩节这一天，美国举国上下热闹非凡，人们按照习俗前往教堂(church)做感恩祈祷，城乡市镇到处

都有化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等。分开了一年的亲人们也会从天南海北归来，一家人团团圆圆，品尝美味的感恩节火鸡。感恩节的食品富有传统特色。其中最吸引人的大菜是烤火鸡(roast turkey)和南瓜馅饼(pumpkin pie)。烤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。火鸡在烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流出来的美味汁液，但烹饪技艺常因家庭和地区的不同而各异，应用什么填料也就很难求得一致。此外，人们在餐桌上还可以吃到苹果(apple)、桔子(orange)、栗子(chestnut)、胡桃(walnut)和葡萄(grape),以及碎肉馅饼(mince pie)、小红莓酱(cranberry sauce)等。 感恩节宴会(Thanksgiving dinner)后，人们有时会做些传统游戏，比如南瓜赛跑是比赛者用一把小勺推着南瓜跑，规则是不能用手碰南瓜，先到终点者获胜。比赛用的勺子越小，游戏就越有意思。多少年来，庆祝感恩节的习俗代代相传，无论在岩石嶙峋的西海岸(West Coast)，还是在风光旖旎的夏威夷(Hawaii)，人们几乎在以同样的方式欢度感恩节，感恩节是不论何种信仰、何种民族的美国人都庆祝的传统节日。


在第一个感恩节的这一天，印第安人和移民欢聚一堂，他们在黎明时鸣放礼炮，列队走进一间用作教堂的屋子，虔诚地向上帝表达谢意，然后点起篝火举行盛大宴会。第二天和第三天又举行了摔跤、赛跑、唱歌、跳舞等活动。第一个感恩节非常成功。其中许多庆祝方式流传了３００多年，一直保留到今天。


今天，不仅美国人过感恩节，加拿大人也把它视为例行节日。这或许因为，在加拿大这片广阔的土地上，也生活着许多英国移民的后裔吧！


加拿大的感恩节是在十月的第二个星期一。

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俺来义务讲讲感恩节吧 嘎嘎 Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in North America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens. However, to many people, its meaning is lost. It has become simply another day for huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers or reunions. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

Turkey dinners, cranberries, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and family gatherings—these are all commonly associated with most Americans' and Canadians' yearly celebration of giving thanks—Thanksgiving Day!

In the United States, Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, it is the second Monday in October. On this holiday, a Thanksgiving meal is prepared with all the trimmings; families gather together and talk, while others watch a game or a parade filled with pilgrims, Indians and other colonial figures. Some families may even have their own yearly Thanksgiving traditions.

What comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving? Do you picture a time of thankfulness towards God—or is it merely one of eating, partying or watching football?

Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have forgotten why the day was established. Its meaning has slowly deteriorated, and is now almost completely lost under a cloud of media hype, sales pitches, marketing tactics and blitz commercialism.

While many are familiar with the traditional representation of the original Thanksgiving, it is helpful to examine the purpose for which it was first celebrated. By doing this, the day's meaning will be firmly established.

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为什么我的帖子还要审核 恩恩

先感谢 感 恩

算情

感恩的心！感谢有你…我也感谢中同…

想妮过来

谢谢很好

维尼熊

从不过洋节日

飞机场

谢谢提醒。

感恩节快乐！

恋井之蛙

感谢那些人，在我觉得落魄和孤单的时候，至少愿意将精神陪伴我。

598609812

下次在中同，大叔的帖子，沙发一率称躺床呗，这样的话，可以抢几个，嘿嘿。

Z。先生

感谢那个曾经给过我很多快乐很多幸福的人……学会感恩。感恩节快乐，

erish

感谢TV 感谢MV

小帅恋上中年

LS的抢了我的台词 我只能感谢父老乡亲兄弟姐妹了