感恩节介绍1.pptVIP

In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. On that day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year. 在美国，每年11月的最后一个周四称为‘感恩节’，在那天，美国人为每年得到的上天赐福表示感激。 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. 1620年，一些朝圣者（或称为清教徒）乘坐“五月花”号船去美国寻求宗教自由。 After a tempestuous [tem’pest?u?s](狂暴的) two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth [‘plim?θ], Massachusetts. 他们在海上颠簸折腾了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普里茅斯登陆。 During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. 在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。 It is said that Pilgrims learnt to grow corn, beans and pumpkins?from?the Indians, which helped all of them survive. In the autumn of 1621, they held a grand?celebration?where 90 people were invited including Indians. The grand feast was organized to thank god for his favors. This communal dinner is?popularly known as “The first thanksgiving feast”. There is however, no?evidence?to prove if the dinner actually took place. While some?historians believe pilgrims were quite religious so, their thanksgiving would’ve included a day of fasting and praying, others say that the Thanksgiving dinner did take place. Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Presidential Pardon It?is a ceremony that takes place at the?White House?every year shortly before?Thanksgiving. The?President of the United States?is presented with a live?domestic turkey. Generally the?National Turkey Federation?and the Poultry and Egg National Board are involved. The ceremony dates back to the 1940s, with presidents occasionally sparing the bird presented to them; si