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.

In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of[1] starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed[2]. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing[3] to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on[4] the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.

Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year' s bounty and reverently ask for continued[5] blessings.

感恩節是美國國定假日中最地道、最美國式的節日，而且它和早期美國歷史最為密切相關。
1620年，一些朝圣者（或稱為清教徒）乘坐"五月花"號船去美國尋求宗教自由。他們在海上顛簸折騰了兩個月之后，終于在酷寒的十一月里，在現在的馬薩諸塞州的普里茅斯登陸。
在第一個冬天，半數以上的移民都死于饑餓和傳染病，活下來的人們在第一個春季開始播種。整個夏天他們都熱切地盼望著豐收的到來，他們深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在與否都將取決于即將到來的收成。后來，莊稼獲得了意外的豐收，所以大家決定要選一個日子來感謝上帝的恩典。多年以后，美國總統宣布每年十一月的第四個星期四為感恩節。感恩節慶祝活動便定在這一天，直到如今。
感恩節慶祝模式許多年來從未改變。豐盛的家宴早在幾個月之前就開始著手準備。人們在餐桌上可以吃到蘋果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄，還有葡萄干布丁、碎肉餡餅、各種其它食物以及紅莓苔汁和鮮果汁，其中最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火雞和番瓜餡餅，這些菜一直是感恩節中最富于傳統意義和最受人喜愛的食品。
人人都贊成感恩節大餐必需以烤火雞為主菜。火雞在烘烤時要以面包作填料以吸收從中流出來的美味汁液，但烹飪技藝常因家庭和地區的不同而各異，應用什幺填料也就很難求得一致。
今天的感恩節是一個不折不扣的國定假日。在這一天，具有各種信仰和各種背景的美國人，共同為他們一年來所受到的上蒼的恩典表示感謝，虔誠地祈求上帝繼續賜福。
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注釋：
1. died of：死于…… 當死于身體內部原因的，die后面要接介詞of，如：饑餓（starvation）、悲傷（sadness）等；當死于外因時則要用die from，比如死于受傷（wound）.
2. it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed： decide可是個讓你省事兒的好詞了。它后面如果接從句，往往接虛擬語氣。所以看見decide后面的從句，你就可以大膽地用動詞（should）+"原形""啦！
3. dressing：調味品、填料。這里的dressing可不是穿的呀，a bread dressing可不是"面包衣服"！和bread在一起，dressing自然就是吃的啦！它是"調味品"的意思，"穿"在食物的身上了.
4. consensus on：就……達成一致。注：consensus后面的介詞要用on，而不用about。
5. continued：繼續的。這里的continued看似動詞continue的過去式，但它卻是有自己的含義的，它是形容詞"繼續的"意思。這樣continued blessings就是上帝"繼續的賜福"了

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Thanksgiving Day is the United States and Canada the original creation, people, the intention was to thank God for the good harvest, thanks to help from the indians. In the United States, since 1941, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of every November, and from this day will be two days off; while the Canadian and American Thanksgiving time is different, the second Monday of October. As the Chinese Lunar New Year, on this day, tens of thousands of people no matter how busy, all want to go with his family. The Canadian Thanksgiving Day was started in 1879, is the second Monday in October every year, and the United States on the same kolumb.

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Thanksgiving Day is the United States and Canada the original creation,people,the intention was to thank God for the good harvest,thanks to help from the indians.In the United States,since 1941,Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of every November,and from this day will be two days off; while the Canadian and American Thanksgiving time is different,the second Monday of October.As the Chinese Lunar New Year,on this day,tens of thousands of people no matter how busy,all want to go with his family.The Canadian Thanksgiving Day was started in 1879,is the second Monday in October every year,and the United States on the same kolumb.

Thanksgiving Day Tradition-Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers, gifting your near and dear ones. The fourth Thursday in the month of November is marked for the yearly celebration. The tradition of Thanksgiving continues till date in the form of

Family Reunion and Feasting

Family feast is an important tradition during Thanksgiving. The entire family sits at the table during dinner and offer prayer to the Lord Almighty for his continuous grace. It is also a time for relatives living in different places to come together and celebrate.

Tradition of Turkey

The traditional stuffed turkey adorns every dinner table during the feast. Pumpkin pie, Cranberry sauce, Corns are some of the dishes cooked everywhere to mark the day. Though historians don’62616964757a686964616fe59b9ee7ad9431333239303937t have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first Thanksgiving dinner, but the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.

Parades

The traditional Thanksgiving parade probably started with President Lincoln proclaiming it an official day. The full- dress parade is a way to display the country’s military strength and discipline. The main aim of such parades is to lift the spirits of the spectators, provide them with wholesome entertainment. In the present day, parades are accompanied with musical shows and celebrities.

Football Games

Watching NFL football during Thanksgiving is a popular tradition. The traditional game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers continues. One of the most memorable games having been played on this day.

我也正找呢

　1、朋友總是心連心，知心朋友值千金；燈光之下思賢友，小小短訊傳佳音；時刻別忘朋友情！感恩快樂隨你心！你是我一生的知己好友！

　　2、感謝在這美麗的秋夜你給了我美麗的情懷，讓我一想起來就能感覺到那涼爽的風像一只柔軟的手輕輕地拂過臉龐，吹過脖頸，遙遠的思念，遙祝感恩節快樂！

　　3、時間是我們的愛神；郵局是我們的月老；手機是我們的媒娘；未來是我們的紅地毯；我感謝他們把你帶到我身邊，我的心也因有你，而對這個感恩節特別滿足！

　　4、向幫助過我的朋友和我所愛的朋友說聲感謝，感謝你走進我的生命，讓我的生命豐富而又美麗，我愿以我有生的時光，帶給你無限的快樂，祝感恩節快樂！

　　5、你是我見過最美麗的樹葉，讓我的森林為你凋謝；你像一首旋律讓我的生命多和諧，我只能用小小聲音說感謝，小到只有你能了解！感恩節快樂！

　　6、直到有一天，當我發現我們都已經漸漸地老去的時候，我才感悟到人世間最珍貴的東西莫過于朋友之間的友誼！朋友，謝謝人生路上曾有你，祝感恩節快樂！

　　7、你的燦爛笑容長留我心中，你的親切話語永伴我左右，你的熱情激勵鼓舞我前行，你的真誠幫助溫暖我心房，在這感恩節來臨之際，真誠的對你說聲：謝謝……

　　8、美國人在感恩節時感謝上帝的眷顧，使他們有豐足的食物。我也要感謝上帝，因為有你陪伴，讓我豐衣足食、心寬體胖，那------請你和我一起過感恩節吧！

　　9、每個陽光燦爛的日子，都會讓我心存感謝！在這個感恩節，真心的感謝你，讓我可以以堅強的意志和無謂的精神，抗擊酷暑嚴寒，風雨雷電，而不覺疲憊和孤單。

　　10、今天是感恩節！雖然我不信基督，但我認同感恩，真的感謝上蒼讓我們相識，但愿我們成為一生的好朋友！祝福你我，親愛的朋友，愿一起度過這個快樂的節日

　　11、人生極為重要的三件事便是：用寬容的心對待世界，對待生活；用快樂的心創造世界，改變生活；用感恩的心感受世界，感受生活！祝感恩節快樂！

　　12、人總是容易在紛煩又平淡的生活中變得麻木，謝謝你的感恩節短信，讓我知道在不遠處還有人默默的關心著，也教會我以感恩的心對待生活！

　　13、曾經的陌生不代表永恒，不經意間，某種感覺的默契延續你我的友情，寂寞旅途中，能收到你殷切的關懷和誠心的祝福，我欣喜：紅塵中有你同行！感恩節快樂

　　14、無論將來如何，我都要感謝你，感謝你在我的生命中帶來了美麗、快樂，感謝你給我永遠珍視的記憶。在這個本身就值得感謝的日子里，想對你說：幸福每一天。

　　15、用真誠經營愛情，用執著追求事業，用善良對待朋友，用平淡對待磨難，用虔誠祈盼幸福，用感恩回報人間，心隨愛走，愛隨心愿，感恩節快樂！

　　16、你是我見過最美麗的樹葉，讓我的森林為你凋謝；你像一首旋律讓我的生命多和諧，我只能用小小聲音說感謝，小到只有你能了解！感恩節快樂！

　　17、你的燦爛笑容長留我心中，你的親切話語永伴我左右，你的熱情激勵鼓舞我前行，你的真誠幫助溫暖我心房，在這感恩節來臨之際，真誠的對你說聲：謝謝……

　　18、感謝你的關懷，感謝你的幫助，感謝你對我做的一切……在這個充滿感恩之心的節日里，請接受我最真心的祝愿：一生平安、如意、健康、快樂！

Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is coming soon, it is on the fourth Thursday in December. Thanksgiving Day is very popular in western country, on that day, people will make a big turkey to eat. The day is to in honor of Indian people’s great kindness. A long time ago, some puritans took the boat May Flower to Americafor freedom, but they suffered from starvation and illness, the Indian people helped them, gave them food and treat them. The puritan planted something, they were eager to have good harvest, at last, they got it and felt very grateful to God and the Indian people, so they decided to make a day to remember this and show gratitude.