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ThanksgivingDayDate-FourthThursdayinNovemberBackgroundHowtocelebrate節(jié)日簡介11月的第四個星期四是感恩節(jié)。感恩節(jié)是美國人民獨(dú)創(chuàng)的一個古老節(jié)日，也是美國人合家歡聚的節(jié)日，因此美國人提起感恩節(jié)總是備感親切。感恩節(jié)是美國國定假日中最地道、最美國式的節(jié)日(holiday)，它和早期美國歷史最為密切相關(guān)[1]。1620年，一些朝拜者乘坐“五月花”號船去美洲尋求宗教自由。他們在海上顛簸了兩個月之后，終于在酷寒的十一月里，在現(xiàn)在的馬莎塞州的普里茅斯登陸。在第一個冬天，半數(shù)以上的移民都死于(die)饑餓和傳染病，活下來的人們在第一個春季即1621年開始播種。整個夏天(summer)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都將取決于即將到來的收成。最后(finally)，莊稼獲得了意外的豐收，為了感謝上帝賜予的豐收，舉行了3天的狂歡活動。從此，這一習(xí)俗就沿續(xù)下來，并逐漸風(fēng)行各地。1863年，美國總統(tǒng)林肯宣布每年十一月的第四個星期四為感恩節(jié)。感恩節(jié)慶?；顒颖愣ㄔ谶@一天，直到如今。屆時，家家團(tuán)聚，舉國同慶，其盛大、熱烈的情形，不亞于中國人過春節(jié)。Background（Origin)ofThanksgivingDay

ThanksgivingisAmerica'spreeminentday.ItiscelebratedeveryyearonthefourthThursdayinthemonthofNovember.Ithasaveryinterestinghistory.Itsorigincanbetracedbacktothe16thcenturywhenthefirstthanksgivingdinnerissaidtohavetakenplaceThelegendarypilgrims,crossedtheAtlanticintheyear1620inMayflower-A17thCenturysailingvessel.About102peopletraveledfornearlytwomonthswithextremedifficulty.ThepilgrimsreachedPlymouthrockonDecember11th1620,afteraseajourneyof66days.ThoughtheoriginaldestinationwassomewhereinthenorthernpartofVirginia,theycouldnotreachtheplaceowingtowindsblowingthemoffcourse.Nearly46pilgrimsdiedduetoextremecoldinwinter.However,inthespringof1621,Squanto,anativeIndiantaughtthepilgrimstosurvivebygrowingfood.Inthesummerof1621,owingtoseveredrought,pilgrimscalledforadayoffastingandprayertopleaseGodandaskforabountifulharvestinthecomingseason.Godansweredtheirprayersanditrainedattheendoftheday.ItsavedthecorncropsItissaidthatPilgrimslearnttogrowcorn,beansandpumpkinsfromtheIndians,whichhelpedallofthemsurvive.Intheautumnof1621,theyheldagrandcelebrationwhere90peoplewereinvitedincludingIndians.Thegrandfeastwasorganizedtothankgodforhisfavors.“Mayflower”CelebrationItistraditionalforfamiliesandgroupsoffriendstogettogetherforalargemeal.Thisoftenconsistsofaturkey,stuffing,differenttypesofpotatoes,cranberrysauce（蔓越橘醬）,gravyandmaizeandotherseasonalvegetables.Themealalsooftenincludespumpkinpie.ManyofthesefoodsarenativetotheAmericasandwerenotavailableinEuropeatthetimeofthefirstsettlers.Thisaddstotheirsymbolismofgivingthanksforagoodharvestinanewcountry.ThanksgivingDayparadesareheldinsomecitiesandtownsonoraroundThanksgivingDay.SomeparadesorfestivitiesalsomarktheopeningoftheChristmasshoppingseason.Manyfootballgamesareplayedandwatchingthemisapopularactivity.Somepeoplehaveafour-dayweekendsoitisapopulartimefortripsoutoftownandtovisitfriendsandfamily.

Mostgovernmentoffices,businesses,schoolsandotherorganizationsareclosedonThanksgivingDay.Manyofficesandbusinessesallowstafftohaveafour-dayweekendsotheseofficesandbusinessesalsoclosedontheFridayafterThanksgivingDay.Publictransitsystemsdonotusuallyoperateontheirregulartimetables.ManyfamiliesandgroupsoffriendsgettogetherforThanksgivingsoitisoneofthebusiestperiodsfortravel.Thiscancausecongestionandovercrowding.Seasonalparadesandbusyfootballgamescancausedisruptiontotrafficlocally.Somestates,suchasMaine（緬因州）andWestVirginia（弗吉尼亞州）(amongothers),haveanextradayfortheThanksgivingholiday.ThefollowingdayisknownasThanksgivingFridayinthesestatessymbolsPumpkinPumpkinsareaThanksgivingfavoriteforabout400yearssymbolsTurkeyTurkeyisaninseparablepartofThanksgivingcelebrationsymbolsCranberryCranberrysauceistur