感恩节游戏英文介绍
篇一：感恩节英语介绍
TheStoryofamericanThanksgiving
(contributedbyBingwei,GrannyBetty'sStoryTime)
每逢11月第四个星期四，美国人迎来了自己最重要的传统节日感恩节。感恩节，原是清教徒为感谢上天赐与的好收成，同时，也表达了新英格兰“移民”对印第安土著居民最初的谢意。如今，这一传统节日更多意味着合家团聚。下文以历史为脉络，探究了感恩节的渊源，并把目光锁定在1621年翔实的感恩“盛宴”上。阅读完文字，别忘点击附带的小测试。
hefourthThursdayofeachnovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogetherfortheoccasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-afternoon.Thanksgivingoriginatedasacelebrationoftheyear'sharvestandissimilartothemid-autumnFestivalinchina.
TheoriginoftheThanksgivingday
Thisamericantraditionstartedin1621beforetheUnitedStatesofamericawasestablished.itwasahugecelebrationforahard-earnedharvestthefirstyearafterarrivinginthenewworld.
onSeptember6,1620,themayflowershipsetsailfromPlymouth,devon,England,takingalltheEnglishPilgrims（清教徒）tothenewworld.TheEnglishPilgrimsnumberedaboutahundredpeople,andleftEnglandtoescapereligiouspersecution.Theirvoyagetothenewworldwasfinancedbymerchantadventurers,anEnglishinvestorgroup.
ThePilgrimssailedsixty-sixdays,arrivedinthenewworldinnovemberofthesameyear.TheyfirstsettledinacornfieldabandonedbynativeindiansandnameditPlymouthPlantation.
TheyworkedonthelandwithmuchdifficultyandwerebesetbyadevastatingplagueinwhichhalfofthePilgrimdiedinthelongwinterof1620.inthespringof1621,anindianbravenamedSquantoandherwampanoag（瓦帕浓人，北美印第安人阿尔琴族一部落）感恩节的英语tribecametotheirhelp.ThetribetaughtthePilgrimshowtoworktheearthandplantcorn,beans,pumpkins,squashandothercrops.
TheThanksgivingfeastin1621
inlateSeptember1621,thePilgrimswerepleasedwiththeirgreatharvest.To
celebratetheirfirstharvest,thePilgrimswantedtothankGodandthenativeindian.TheyinvitedSquantoandtheentirewampanoagtribethatcelebratetogetherinasharedfeast.
itwassaidaboutninetywampanoagturnedup,muchtothesurpriseofthePilgrims,whosepopulationhadshrunktonomorethan50.Thechiefofthetribehadhismenhuntfivedeertobringtothefeast.ThefirstThanksgivingdinnerhadanelaboratemenuwithvenison,wildturkey,goose,duck,crane,swan,andotherwaterfowl;theyalsohaslocalseafood:clams,lobsters,mussels,salmon,cod,bass,herring,shad,bluefish,lotsofeelandoysters.Theyalsocookedplentyofvegetables,amongthemsquash,pumpkinsandbeanswerethemostpopular.
Theyateraspberries,strawberries,grapes,plums,cherries,blueberries,walnuts,chestnuts,acorns,hickoryandgroundnuts,wheatflour,indiancornandcornmealandtheymadebeeroutofbarley.Thepumpkinpuddingwaslaterdevelopedintothetraditionalpumpkinpie.
ThefirstThanksgivingdinnerissaidtohavelastedfromthreedaystooneweekwithmuchfood,beerandliquor.ThePilgrimsandthenativeindiansattogetherontheground,sharedfoodwithfingersorusedroughplatesmadeofwoodorstalebread.Theyranraces,playedoldEnglishgamesandstagedparadesduringthefestive,withmarches,drumsandfiringoftheirmuskets.
"Thanksgiving"relatedtotheBible
Thephrase"thanksgiving"initiallycomesfromtheBible.ThePilgrimsofPlymouth,however,weremainlyPuritansandstrictcalvinistProtestants.TheyonlyobservedthreereligiousholidaysfromthenewTestament:SundaySabbath,daysofFastingandhumiliationandThanksgiving.Thanksgivingmarkedfavourable("mercies")incommunitylife.
ThefirstThanksgivingfestivalwasindeedatimeofhappiness,fellowshipandrejoicingforthePilgrims.Theyarrangedafriendlytreatywiththenativeamericanindians,builthousesinthewilderness,andraisedsufficientcropstofeedthemselvesfortheupcominglongwinter.ThePilgrimshadbecomethefirstgenerationofsettlersinthisnewlandholdingsomuchpromise.
Fromthenon,Thanksgivingbecameaholidayforcelebratingtheharvestinthenewworld,datesvariedfromoctobertonovembereachyearoverthenext150years.
Thanksgiving,thenationalholiday
ber3,1789,PresidentGeorgewashingtondeclaredthatthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesshouldobserve"adayofpublicthanksgivingandprayer"onThursday,26november.
manysaythecreditfortheestablishmentofanannualThanksgivingholidayshouldbegiventoSarahJosephaHale.BeingtheeditorofLadiesmagazineandGodey'sLady'sBook,shelobbiedtothegovernors,senators,andpresidentsforanationalholidayandpublishedstoriesandrecipesforthatdayinhermagazine.after36yearsofcrusading,shewonherbattle.in1863,buoyedbytheUnionvictoryatGettysburg,PresidentLincolnproclaimedthatnovember26,wouldbeanationalThanksgivingday,tobeobservedeveryyearonthefourthThursdayofnovember.
in1941,acongressionalJointResolutionsetthefourthThursdayofnovemberasanationalholidayforThanksgiving.
Thereyouare-thebriefhistoryofThanksgiving-adayinamericaforfamiliesandfriendstogathertogether.Thefestivalisalsocelebratedbyamericanslivingabroad.ThankstothenativeamericansandthePilgrimswhocreatedthisideaofadayofThanksgivingallthoseliveinthenewworldcanbethankfulforallwehaveandsharethejoywithourfamilymembersandfriends.
Thanksgivingdayisaharvestfestival.Traditionally,itisatimetogivethanksfortheharvestandexpressgratitudeingeneral.itisaholidaycelebratedprimarilyintheUnitedStatesandnowisprimarilyidentifiedasasecularholiday.
ThisThursdayisThanksgivingday.Thewritero.Heycalledittheonedaythatispurelyamerican.Thanksgivingisnotareligiousholiday.Butithasspiritualmeaning.herstravellongdistancestobewiththeirfamilies.Theyhavealargedinner,whichisthemainpartofthecelebration.