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感恩节是美国的一个古老的节日,时间在每年11月的第四个星期四,下面是小编收集的一些关于感恩节的英语资料,有兴趣的朋友可以阅读参考一下哦!
【感恩节由来】
Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in No rth 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 fo r huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers o r 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 o r 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—o r is it merely one of eating, partying o r watching football?
Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have fo rgotten why the day was established.
Its meaning has slowly deterio rated, 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 o riginal Thanksgiving, it is helpful to examine the purpose fo r which it was first celebrated. By doing this, the days meaning will be firmly established.
【感恩节的习俗】
集体庆祝
初时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。每逢感恩节这一天,美国举国上下热闹非常,基督徒按照习俗前往教堂做感恩祈祷,城市乡镇到处都有化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等。分别了一年的亲人们也会从天南海北归来,一家人团圆,品尝以“火鸡”为主的感恩节美食。
美国当地最著名的庆典则是从1924年开始的梅西百货感恩节游行(Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade)。
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做感恩祈祷,城乡市镇到处举行化装游行、戏剧表演和体育比赛等,学校和商店也都按规定放假休息。孩子们还模仿当年印第安人的模样穿上离奇古怪的服装,画上脸谱或戴上面具到街上唱歌、吹喇叭。散居在他乡外地的家人也会回家过节,一家人团团围坐在一起,大嚼美味火鸡,并且对家人说:“谢谢!”。感恩节后,学校会让同学们画一张感恩节的画,大部分学生都画的是火鸡。
同时,好客的美国人也忘不掉这一天邀请好友、单身汉或远离家乡的人共度佳节。从18世纪起,美国就开始出现一种给贫穷人家送一篮子食物的风俗。当时有一群年轻妇女想在一年中选一天专门做善事,认为选定感恩节是最恰当不过的。所以感恩节一到,她们就装上满满一篮食物亲自送到穷人家。这件事远近传闻,不久就有许多人学着她们的样子做起来。不管遇到谁,他们都会说:“Thank you!”
节日购物
感恩节购物已经成为了美国人的习俗。从感恩节到圣诞节这一个月,美国零售业美国第44任总统特赦火鸡“勇气”
总销售额能占到全年的1/3强,是各个商家传统的打折促销旺季。疯狂的购物月从感恩节的次日(星期五)开始,这一天即被称为Black Friday(黑色星期五)。之所以叫这个名字,据说是因为周五这天一大早,所有人都要摸着黑冲到商场排队买便宜货,这种行为有个非常形象的说法,叫Early Bird(早起的鸟儿)[4]。在外国“感恩节”和中国的春节一样重要!
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,即将成为人们的感恩节大餐。
2006年11月22日,布什在白宫玫瑰花园举行感恩节放生仪式上,特赦了一只名布什特赦“飞鸟”火鸡
叫“飞鸟”的火鸡。
美国总统美国第44任总统25号特赦感恩节火鸡.并将火鸡被命名为“勇气”。这也是他上任以来,首次特赦火鸡.美国第44任总统并对保护美国人民身家安全的英勇战士表示感恩。
每年11月的第4个星期四是美国感恩节。在女儿萨莎和玛丽亚的陪伴下,美国第44任总统特赦了本来要用做盘中餐的火鸡.美国第44任总统说,我原本打算吃掉这只火鸡。由于萨莎和玛丽亚的干预,我赦免了“勇气”。这只火鸡将被送到迪士尼乐园。为防止意外,当局还准备了一只备用火鸡,名叫“卡罗琳娜”。
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