英语国家概况之感恩节

英语国家概况 公开课 ThanksgivingDay 感恩节 I WhenisThanksgivingDayII OriginofThanksgivingDayIII CustomsofThanksgivingDay Contents WhenisThanksgivingDay WhenisThanksgivingDay DateofThanksgivingDayvarieseveryyearandseveralcountriescelebrateitindifferenttimeoftheyear GivenhereisinformationonThanksgivingDaydateinUSandCanadaforthepast presentandcomingyears WhenisThanksgivingDayinUS ThanksgivingDayfindsitsrootsinAmerica ItiscelebratedwithlotoffervorandeuphoriaonthefourthThursdayinthemonthofNovember ThanksgivingDayin2008 November27ThanksgivingDayin2009 November19ThanksgivingDayin2007 November22ThanksgivingDayin2006 November23 WhenisThanksgivingDayinCanada ThanksgivingDayinCanadais however celebratedonthesecondMondayinthemonthofOctobereveryyear CanadacelebratesThanksgivingDayamonthearlierbecauseautumnseasonstartsearlyinCanadathaninAmerica ThanksgivingDayin2008 October13ThanksgivingDayin2009 October12ThanksgivingDayin2007 October8ThanksgivingDayin2006 October9 OriginofThanksgivingDay JourneyofPilgrimsThelegendarypilgrims crossedtheAtlanticintheyear1620inMayflower A17thCenturysailingvessel About102peopletraveledfornearlytwomonthswithextremedifficulty ArrivalinPlymouthThepilgrimsreachedPlymouthrockonDecember11th1620 afteraseajourneyof66days ThoughtheoriginaldestinationwassomewhereinthenorthernpartofVirginia theycouldnotreachtheplaceowingtowindsblowingthemoffcourse Nearly46pilgrimsdiedduetoextremecoldinwinter However inthespringof1621 Squanto anativeIndiantaughtthepilgrimstosurvivebygrowingfood FirstThanksgivingFeastItissaidthatPilgrimslearnttogrowcorn beansandpumpkinsfromtheIndians whichhelpedallofthemsurvive Intheautumnof1621 theyheldagrandcelebrationwhere90peoplewereinvitedincludingIndians Thegrandfeastwasorganizedtothankgodforhisfavors Thiscommunaldinnerispopularlyknownas Thefirstthanksgivingfeast Thereishowever noevidencetoproveifthedinneractuallytookplace Whilesomehistoriansbelievepilgrimswerequitereligiousso theirthanksgivingwould veincludedadayoffastingandpraying otherssaythattheThanksgivingdinnerdidtakeplace CustomsofThanksgivingDay ThanksgivingDayisacommunalcelebrationmarkedasasenseofgratitudepeoplefeelforallthegoodthingsinlife Thisisdonebyofferingprayers giftingyournearanddearones ThefourthThursdayinthemonthofNovemberismarkedfortheyearlycelebration ThetraditionofThanksgivingcontinuestilldateintheformof FamilyReunionandFeastingTraditionofTurkeyParadesFootballGames FamilyReunionandFeastingFamilyfeastisanimportanttraditionduringThanksgiving TheentirefamilysitsatthetableduringdinnerandofferprayertotheLordAlmightyforhiscontinuousgrace Itisalsoatimeforrelativeslivingindifferentplacestocometogetherandcelebrate TraditionofTurkeyThetraditionalstuffedturkeyadornseverydinnertableduringthefeast Pumpkinpie Cranberrysauce Cornsaresomeofthedishescookedeverywheretomarktheday Thoughhistoriansdon thaveanevidencetoprovethatturkeywaseatenduringthefirstThanksgivingdinner butthethanksgivingcelebrationwillbeincompletewithoutit Pumpkin Corn Cranberry Beans ParadesThetraditionalThanksgivingparadeprobablystartedwithPresidentLincolnproclaimingitanofficialday Thefull dressparadeisawaytodisplaythecountry smilitarystrengthanddiscipline Themainaimofsuchparadesistoliftthespiritsofthespectators providethemwithwholesomeentertainment Inthepresentday paradesareaccompaniedwithmusicalshowsandcelebrities FootballGamesWatchingNFLfootballduringThanksgivingisapopulartradition ThetraditionalgamebetweentheDetroitLionsandtheGreenBayPackerscontinues Oneofthemostmemorablegameshavingbeenplayedonthisday Exercise 1 FromwhichcityandcountrydidthePilgrimsleavefortheNewWorld 2 Fromwhichcontinentdidtheyleave 3 WhendidthePilgrimssetsail 4 Whichisthenameoftheshipinwhichtheysailed 5 InwhichdirectiondidthePilgrimssail northeast northwest southwest orsoutheast 6 WhichoceandidthePilgrimscross 7 Towhichcontinentdidtheysail 8 WhendidthePilgrimslandonthiscontinent 9 Howlongdidtheirvoyagetake 5days 30days 66days or94days 10 ThePilgrimsfirstlandedonCapeCod inwhatisnowMassachusetts andthensailedtoanearbyarea Whatisthenameofthestonylandmarkwheretheyeventuallylanded Assignment Pleasewriteaarticlewiththetopic Whatshouldyougivethanksto Thankyouforyouattention TurkeyandFirstThanksgivingFeastThereisnoevidencetoproveifthecustomaryturkeywasapartoftheinitialfeast Accordingtothefirsthandaccountwrittenbytheleaderofthecolony thefoodincluded ducks geese venison fish berriesetc PumpkinandThanksgivingFeastPumpkinpie amodernstapleadorningeverydinnertable isunlikelytohavebeenapartofthefirstthanksgivingfeast Pilgrims however didhaveboiledpumpkin Diminishingsupplyofflourledtotheabsenceofanykindofbread Thefeastcontinuedforthreedaysandwaseatenoutsideduetolackofspace Itwasnotrepeatedtill1623 whichagainwitnessedaseveredrought GovernorBradfordproclaimedanotherdayofthanksgivingintheyear1676 Octoberof1777witnessedatimewhenallthe13coloniesjoinedinacommunalcelebration ItalsomarkedthevictoryovertheBritish Afteranumberofeventsandchanges PresidentLincolnproclaimedlastThursdayinNovemberofthanksgivingintheyear1863 ThiswasduetothecontinuouseffortsofSar