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感恩节资料英语和中文
感恩节资料英语和中文
感恩节是美国独有的传统节日,也是美国政府法定的节日。
在美国人心目中,感恩节是合家团聚的日子,节日期间还有热闹的公众活动,其隆重程度仅次于圣诞节。
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感恩节的由来英文版篇1
ThanksgivingdayiscelebratedmainlyinAmericaandCanada.Muchliketheannualharvestfestivalscelebratedinothercountriesthroughouttheworld,ThanksgivingDaywasmeanttopayourhomagetotheAlmightyforthisbountifulharvest.Whilethepurposeandoriginoftheconceptremainsthesame,thedayofitscelebrationdiffersfromcountrytocountry.IntheUnitedStates,theholidayiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovemberwhileinCanada(whichhasanearlyharvestcycleandseason),theholidayisobservedonthesecondMondayinOctober,knownastheColumbusDay.MuchliketheChristianThanksgivingday,itiscelebratedwithpompandshow.
Since1930,theendofThanksgivingseasonmarksthebeginningofChristmasshoppingseason.InCanada,ThanksgivingholidaylastsforonlythreedaysbutthetimeperiodmayvaryintheUS.Let'shavealookatthebriefhistoryofThanksgivinginNorthAmerica,andCanada:
InNorthAmerica:
ThanksgivingDaywasfirstcelebratedonSeptember8,1565inSt.AugustinewhenPedroMenendezdeAvilesandhismensharedafeastwiththenatives.AfterthatPilgrimsheldathreedaysfeasttomakemerrimentontheirenormousharvest.
InUnitedStates:
TheimmigrantswhosailedtothiscountryaboardtheMayflowerwerebasicallymembersoftheEnglishSeparatistChurch(aPuritansect).TheytookshelterinNetherlandsbutsoonweredisgustedbytheirlifestyle.TheysettledinUnitedStateswithadesireforabetterlifestyle.Buttheirbeginningwashorrendous.Theclimatewasunfavorableandmanyofthemdied.Butin1621theyhardturmoilborefruitsforthemastherewasahugeharvest.Theycelebrateditwithafeastwith91Indianswhohadhelpedthemduringtheirharshtimes.
ThanksgivingwascelebratedafterthatatirregularintervalsuntilFranklinRoosevelt,hadsetitoneweektothenext-to-lastThursdayofNovemberinorderkeepinganeyeonxxmercialbenefitsasChristmaswasnearby.Allegationswerebroughtagainstthisdecision,whichmadethePresidenttomoveThanksgivingbacktoitsoriginaldatetwoyearslater.Andin1941,ThanksgivingwasfinallysanctionedbyCongressasalegalholiday,asthefourthThursdayinNovember.
InCanada:
ProbablytheAmericanswhomigratedtoCanadaafterAmericanIndependencebroughtwiththemthepracticesofThanksgiving.InitiallyitwascelebratedinEnglishCanadianSocietybutlateritbecameacountrywidepractice.Formally,CanadianThanksgivingDaywascelebratedonApril5,1872onbehalfofthePrinceofWales'recoveryfromillness.InnumerabletransformationstookplacebeforethedateofcelebrationfinallysettledonthesecondMondayinOctoberin1957.
感恩节的由来英文版篇2
ThanksgivingDayisanAmericanholidayandnotcelebratedincontinentalEurope.OnthefourthThursdayofeachNovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogetherfortheoccasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-afternoon.Thanksgivingoriginatedasacelebrationoftheyear'sharvestandissimilartotheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.
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)tribecametotheirhelp.ThetribetaughtthePilgrimshowtoworktheearthandplantcorn,beans,pumpkins,squashandothercrops.
TheThanksgivingfeastin1621
InlateSeptember1621,thePilgrimswerepleasedwiththeirgreatharvest.Tocelebratetheirfirstharvest,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"initiallyxxesfromtheBible.ThePilgrimsofPlymouth,however,weremainlyPuritansandstrictCalvinistProtestants.TheyonlyobservedthreereligiousholidaysfromtheNewTestament:
SundaySabbath,DaysofFastingandhumiliationandmarkedfavourable("mercies")inxxmunitylife.
ThefirstThanksgivingfestivalwasindeedatimeofhappiness,fellowshipandrejoicingforthePilgrims.TheyarrangedafriendlytreatywiththeNativeAmericanIndians,builthousesinthewilderness,andraisedsufficientcropstofeedthemselvesfortheupxxinglongwinter.ThePilgrimshadbexxethefirstgenerationofsettlersinthisnewlandholdingsomuchpromise.
Fromthenon,ThanksgivingbecameaholidayforcelebratingtheharvestintheNewWorld,datesvariedfromOctobertoNovembereachyearoverthenext150years.
Thanksgiving,theNationalholiday
ThefirstNationalThanksgivingwasdeclaredbytheContinentalCongressin1777.OnOctober3,1789,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.
感恩节的由来英文版篇3
ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalholidaysintheUnitedStalesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.
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。
In1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatanicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts.
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。
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。
Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthexxingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.Yearslater,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryy-earThecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenobservedonthatdaleuntiltoday.
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。
整个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的到来,他们深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在与否都将取决于即将到来的收成。
后来,庄稼获得了意外的丰收,所以大家决定要选一个日子来感谢上帝的恩典。
多年以后,美国总统宣布每年十一月的第四个星期四为感恩节。
感恩节反祝活动使定在这一天,直到今天。
ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding,mincepie,othervarietiesoffood