感恩节的由来和传统习俗及其感悟

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ThanksgivingthefourthThursdayinNovember；givethanks；similartotheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.TheoriginofThanksgivingAlongtimeagoinacountrycalledEngland,therewereagroupofpeoplewhoallwenttothesamechurch,theywerecalledPuritans.

很久以前，在一个叫做英格兰的国家，有一群人，他们都去同一个教堂，把他们称为清教徒。TherewasakingofEnglandwhothoughteveryoneshouldgotohischurch.Hegotmadwhenthepilgrimsdidn’twanttogotohischurch,hesaid,“Yougotomychurchoryougotojail!”.Thepilgrimssaid,“Ok,we’llgotojail.”英格兰国王告诉大家应该去他的教堂，当清教徒们都不想去他的教堂的时候，他说“你们要么去我的教堂要么就去监狱”。清教徒们说，“好的，我们去监狱”。FinallythekingrealizedthatthePilgrimsweren’tgoingtochangetheirmindssohesaid,“Youcangetoutofjail,butyouhavetoleaveEngland.”最后国王意识到清教徒们是不会去变他们的信仰，所以他说，“你们可以出狱，但是你们必须离开英格兰。”

So,in1620,thePilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.

Afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts.Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.所以，在1620年，这些清教徒乘坐"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。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。Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.Yearslater,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.ThecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenobservedonthatdateuntiltoday.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。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今.Traditional

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SomeAmericansattendreligiousserviceonthedaybeforeThanksgivingoronThanksgivingmorning.Otherstravellongdistancetobewiththeirfamilies.Theyhavealargedinner,whichisthemainpartofthecelebration.FormanyAmericans,Thanksgivingistheonlytimewhenallmembersofafamilygettogether.Theholidayisatimeoffamilyreunion.一些美国人在感恩节的前一天或是感恩节的早上参加宗教仪式，还有的长途跋涉和他们的家人团聚。感恩节的主要庆祝方式是一桌丰富的家庭晚宴。对许多美国人来说，感恩节这一天是所有家庭成员欢聚一堂的难得时光。这个节日是家人团聚的时刻。Thanksgivingweekisgenerallyoneofthebusiesttraveltimesoftheyear.ManyAmericanswhousuallyvisitfamilyandfriendsbyplanearedrivingshorterdistancesinsteadthisweek.

感恩节这一周通常是全年中人们出行最为繁忙的时段之一。许多经常坐飞机走亲访友的美国人这一周将改为短途驾车。

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offamilyandhome.Peoplesaythatthisyeartheyareespeciallythankfulfortheirfamiliesandfriendsandthegoodthingsintheirlives.OnThanksgiving,peopleenjoyalongdayofcooking,eatingandtalking.Thetraditionalmealalmostalwaysincludesaturkeywithabreadmixturecookedinside.

与其它节日不同，感恩节是一个家庭节日。人们都说，今年他们特别感谢他们的家人、朋友和生活中一切美好的事物。在感恩节，人们享受着一整天的烹调美味和交谈所带来的快乐。传统的感恩节大餐都包括一只火鸡,火鸡内填满面包跟火鸡一起做熟。

TheTurkeyAssociationestimatesthatjustonThanksgivingDayAmericansate46000000Turkeys.

火鸡协会估计,仅在美国感恩节那天被吃掉的火鸡有46000000多只。

OthertraditionalThanksgiving

foodsservedwithturkeyaresweet

potatoes,corn,pumpkinpie,andsoon.StoresaresaidtosellmorefoodatThanksgivingthanatanyothertimeoftheyear.AndmanypeopleeatmorefoodatThanksgivingthanatanyothertimeoftheyear.

其他和火鸡相搭配的传统感恩节食物有：红薯、玉米和南瓜派等等。据说，感恩节前后，商店出售的食物比一年中的任何时候都要多。当然，许多人在感恩节吃的食物也比一年中其它的时候要多。

Overtheyears,AmericanshaveaddednewtraditionstotheirThanksgivingcelebration.Forexample,anumberofprofessionalanduniversityfootballgamesareplayedonThanksgivingDay.Someofthegamesarebroadcastonnationaltelevision.

近年来，美国人给感恩节增添了新的庆祝方式。例如，在感恩节这一天会举行由职业队和大学生参加的橄榄球比赛。其中有些比赛在国家电视台播放。

TanksgivingDayinspiration

Weshouldfeelgratitudeeveryday！

Begratefultoothersisawaytoshowyourlove！Weshouldbethankfultothemforwhatevertheyhavedone!

Themoreloveyougive,themoreloveyoureceive!

Gratefultothosewhoreprimandedyou，becausehecontributedtoyourpatience!感谢斥责你的人，因为她助长了你的定力！Gratefultothosewhoabandonedyou，becausehetaughtyoutobeindependent!感谢遗弃你的人，因为他教会了你独立！Gratefultothosewhodeceivedyou，becauseheenhancedyourknowledge!感谢欺骗你的人，因为他增强了你的见识!Gratefultothosewhohurtyou