精品感恩节专题

1、,When is Thanksgiving Day? 美国感恩节是哪天？,Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November.每年11月的第四个星期四是美国的感恩。,Date,许多人认为第一个感恩节是，在欢庆丰收的日子，欧陆新移民邀请印第安人一同感谢上天的赐予。现在，感恩节是西方国家的传统节日(traditional festival)，届时放假三天，合家团聚(All the family members get together)。,A long time ago in a country called England, there wer

2、e a group of people who all went to the same church, they were called Puritans.,There was a king of England who thought everyone should go to his church.,He got mad when the pilgrims refused to go to his church, he said, “You go to my church or you go to jail!”,The pilgrims said, “Ok, well go to jai

3、l.”,Finally the king realized that the Pilgrims werent going to change their minds so he said, “You can get out of jail, but you have to leave England.”,The trip to America was long and hard. There were storms and the ship was really crowded.,In 1620，102 people sailed to America from Britain on the

4、Mayflower. 1620年，102人乘坐五月花号船从英国来到北美。,When they got to America, it was winter and there were no food or houses. Many of the pilgrims died from sickness, starvation and freezing to death. 当年冬天来临时，半数人们饿死或病死。,There were some people who lived in America already. We called them Indians. They saw the Pilgr

5、ims suffering and they decided to help them.,They showed them how to hunt and fish.,They helped them build houses out of the trees there.,They showed them how to grow corn and pumpkins.,In 1621, when winter came again, the Pilgrims finally had food and a place to live.,They were so happy, they said,

6、 “We need to have a feast and celebrate. Well invite our friends, the Indians.”,So they had a great feast that lasted for a whole week, they ate turkey, fish, deer, sweet potatoes, corn and pumpkin. They played games.,But the first thing they did was to say a prayer of thanksgiving to God for giving

7、 them friends, food, houses and a place to live where they could go to any church they wanted.,Then Thanksgiving Day comes into being, and we still have Thanksgiving today.,Say something about the origin of Thanksgiving,Pilgrims,arrive,leave,teach,celebrate,harvest,The Story of Thanksgiving感恩节的来历,Cu

8、stoms 节日习俗,1 Family Reunion Time & Macys Parade 梅西游行,这一天美国举国热闹非常，基督徒按照习俗前往教堂做感恩祈祷，城市乡镇到处都有化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等。久别的亲人们也会从天南海北归来，一家人团圆。,Customs 节日习俗,2 Shopping 节日购物 感恩节后的第二天被称作黑色星期五（Black Friday）， 美国众多商场会以超低价飨客（甚至低到一二折），很 多家庭在团聚之后举家出动加入购物热潮，逐渐成为新 的习俗。,3、Games 节日游戏 感恩节宴会后的传统游戏： 南瓜赛跑，比赛者用一把 小勺推着南瓜跑，不能用 手碰南瓜，

9、先到终点获胜。 勺子越小，游戏就越有趣。,Customs 节日习俗,To pardon a turkey,赦免火鸡,Customs 节日习俗,当地时间2014年11月26日，美国华盛顿白宫举办了一年一度的“赦免火鸡”仪式，奥巴马带着两个女儿在仪式上赦免一只名叫“芝士”的火鸡。,Traditional foods 传统食物,Roast turkey 烤火鸡,Sweet potatoes 红薯,Pumpkin pie 南瓜派,Turkey 火鸡,Pumpkin pie 南瓜派,Sweet potatoes 红薯,Corn 玉米,Be grateful for everything! 感谢一切！,C

10、onclusion: Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for holiday parades and giant balloons. On this day people express gratitude to God for his blessings and give thanks to dear ones for their love & support. No matter how people celebrate their festivals, the customs all present peoples best wishes for future.,Learning to say thank you,感谢上天，让我拥有健康的头脑、身体。 感谢父母给予我生命，给予血浓于水的手足，给予我