感恩节游戏英文介绍

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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。

ThanksgivingdayisanamericanholidayandnotcelebratedincontinentalEurope.onthefourthThursdayofeachnovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogetherfortheoccasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-afternoon.Thanksgivingoriginatedasacelebrationoftheyear'sharvestandissimilartothemid-autumnFestivalinchina.

TheoriginoftheThanksgivingday

Thisamericantraditionstartedin1621beforetheUnitedStatesofamericawasestablished.itwasahugecelebrationforahard-earnedharvestthefirstyearafterarrivinginthenewworld.

onSeptember6,1620,themayflowershipsetsailfromPlymouth,devon,Englan竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除

d,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.To

celebratetheirfirstharvest,thePilgrimswantedtothankGodandthenativeindian.TheyinvitedSquantoandtheentirewampanoagtribethatcelebratetogetherinasharedfeast.

itwassaidaboutninetywampanoagturnedup,muchtothesurpriseofthePilgrims,whosepopulationhadshrunktonomorethan50.Thechiefofthetribehadhismenhuntfivedeertobringtothefeast.ThefirstThanksgivingdinnerhadanelaboratemenuwithvenison,wildturkey,goose,duck,crane,swan,andotherwaterfowl竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除

;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.ThePilgrimshadbecomethefirstgenerationof竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除

settlersinthisnewlandholdingsomuchpromise.

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.ThankstothenativeamericansandthePilgrimswhocreatedthisideaofadayo