英语113感恩节

1、,Thanksgiving Day,Happy Thanksgiving,Thanksgiving Day is a very important traditional holiday in America. It started in 1621 before the United States of America was established. It was a huge celebration for a hard-earned harvest in the first year after the first group of immigrants arriving in the

2、New World.,Origin of Thanksgiving Day,On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower ship set sail from Plymouth, Devon, England, taking all the English Pilgrims to the New World. The English Pilgrims numbered about 102 people, and left England to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims sailed sixty-six day

3、s, arrived in the New World in November of the same year. They first settled in a cornfield abandoned by Native Indians and named it Plymouth Plantation.,They worked on the land with much difficulty and were beset by a devastating plague in which half of the Pilgrim died in the long winter of 1620.

4、In the spring of 1621，an Indian brave named Squanto and her Wampanoag tribe came to their help.The tribe taught the Pilgrims how to work the earth and plant corn，beans，pumpkins，squash and other crops. In late September 1621, the Pilgrims were pleased with their great harvest. To celebrate their firs

5、t harvest, the Pilgrims wanted to thank God and the NativeAmericans. They invited Squanto and the entire Wampanoag tribe to celebrate together in a shared feast.,The first Thanksgiving dinner is said to have lasted from three days to one week.It was indeed a time of happiness, fellowship and rejoici

6、ng for the Pilgrims. They arranged a friendly treaty with the Native American Indians, built houses in the wilderness, and raised sufficient crops to feed themselves for the upcoming long winter. The Pilgrims had become the first generation of settlers in this new land holding so much promise. From

7、then on, Thanksgiving became a holiday for celebrating the harvest in the New World, dates varied from October to November each year over the next 150 years.,The Pilgrims were the 102 English people who sailed to America on the Mayflower in 1620. Their group included 35 Puritans whose aim was to cre

8、ate a safe religious community in the New World. The Pilgrims probably landed at Plymouth Rock, and they established Plymouth colony.,The Pilgrims,Back,Native Americans were living in North America for many hundreds of years before Europeans reached the continent. For a long time white people called

9、 them Indians. Today many people do not like this name since it is based on a mistake: it was given to the people living in the America by Christopher Columbus who, when he arrived there, thought he had landed in India. Instead, people prefer to use the term Native Americans.,Native American,Back,Th

10、anks for your help!,No,you should thank our Lord!,the origin of thankgiving,At the end of November, the emigrant thanked for the Indians and god.,the origin of thankgiving,Then the custom goes on.,in1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving,Ha

11、ppy Thanksgiving!,Parade,Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade (Since 1924),-The most famous Thanksgiving Day parade,Origin,The parade was first started by the Macys, a chain department store in the United States in 1924. 1Stuff of Macys 1Float(彩车) 1Professional band 1Animals from the Central Park,Results,A

12、ttracted many attentions; Macys decided to continue this parade, but from then on, they began to use gigantic balloons to replace the animals; From 9:00 to 12:00 in the morning of the Thanksgiving Day; Thousands of millions of Americans watch this parade through different media nowadays.,Different y

13、ear Different cartoon balloons Different memories Different generations,2010 Kongfu Panda 2008,2009 Spiderman 2008,Lots of people got involved,2012,Parade Route,Starting point,END,Time Square,28th, November 2013 (The forth Thursday of November),What will happen in 2013 Thanksgiving Day Parade ？ Lets

14、 wait ,Tips: Thanksgiving Day in Canada,(The second Monday of October),Shopping,The next day (black Friday) The beginning of Christmas season (Crazy month for shopping: prepare for the Christmas) Early birds get the bargains! As important as the Spring Festival,Early Birds,After a long time,Nobody c

15、an stop me!,Pardon a Turkey,First in 1947(President Truman) President Bush President Obama,I can see tomorrows sunrise!,I hereby pardon Courage so that he can live out the rest of his days in peace and tranquility in Disneyland.,Other Activities,On Thanksgiving there are special television programs

16、and sports events. A number of professional and university football games are played on Thanksgiving Day. Family gather together to celebrate the festival. Went to churches.,Cheers!,Delicious Foods,Grand Banquet,Four Main Foods,Turkey,Pumpkin Pie,Corn,Crane-Berry,Why?,Mascot,16th-Elizabeth,American

17、Lincoln,1863,Ted,Pet,Jack,?,Little,Enough,Adaptable,Cinderella,Pumpkin Carriage,Prince,Puritan,Decoration,Autumn,Harvest,Inflammation,Carpet,Blanket,Apple,Orange,Grapes,Chestnut,Walnut,The Menu,The First Thanksgiving Day,The Interview of Thanksgiving Day,Thanks to my parents，indispensable friends，one of my Chinese teacher in Senior High School.,Thanks to my parents，teachers，indispensable friends，classmates ，and take escape from death in the seven five event in Xinjiang,Thanks to my parents，indispensable friends ，li