* Thanksgiving Day is a unique American fesitval, which started in 1621, and in1863, President Lincoln to his position of national holiday and made each year the fourth Thurday of the November in the U.S. the Thanksgiving Day! Thanksgiving should always be traced back to the origin of the history of the United States 1620年,著名的“五月花(the Mayflower)”号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒(the pilgrims)102人到达美洲(America) 。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(settlers)只有50多人。这时,心地善良的印第安人(the Indians)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
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