11月24號，是很多西方國家的傳統節日--感恩節。感恩節的由來你知道嗎?感恩節到底是慶祝什么的節目?哪些國家會慶祝感恩節?人們都會準備哪些特別的美食呢?下面和小編一起來了解了解吧。
What is Thanksgiving? 什么是感恩節?
Thanksgiving is a
national holiday widely celebrated in North America. In the US, many are taught
at school that the First Thanksgiving Dinner was held in 1621 Massachusetts. In
1620, the Pilgrims arrived in the New World from England; they were faced with
harsh weather and difficult living conditions. Luckily, they received huge help
from the native Americans and were able to have a good harvest the following
year. So the Pilgrims put on a feast for everyone to celebrate the
harvest.
感恩節是北美洲一個被廣泛慶祝的公眾假日。在美國學校里，大家會學到第一個感恩晚宴是1621年在美國麻馬薩諸塞州舉辦的。1620年的秋季，英格蘭的朝圣者來到了新大陸。當時氣候和生活環境極其惡劣，幸運的是他們得到了土著美國人的巨大的幫助，終于渡過難關，在第二年創下豐收。所以朝圣者們舉辦了盛大的宴會慶祝豐收，感謝所有人做出的努力。
Now in the US, it
is a time for family reunion, and signaling the start of the festive season
before Christmas.
現在感恩節在美國是家人團聚的時刻，同時也預示著圣誕季節的來臨。
When is Thanksgiving? 感恩節是哪一天?
In the States,
Thanksgiving is usually the fourth Thursday in November. And in many states, the
Friday after Thanksgiving Thursday is also a holiday, this is called Black
Friday. Many people choose to have a long weekend break, spend time with their
family or shop for Christmas presents on Black Friday. Many stores offer special
discounts.
在美國感恩節是每年十一月的第四個星期四。在美國很多州，感恩節后的星期五也是一個公眾假日，這一天有一個特殊的名字，就是“黑色星期五
Black
Friday”。很多人會利用這個長周末探望家人或者趁“黑色星期五”這天采購圣誕節的禮物。很多商店在“黑色星期五”這天都會有各種促銷或打折活動。
Thanksgiving food 感恩節的食品
Since Thanksgiving
started as a harvest celebration, it’s no wonder that food plays an important
part. It’s said that there is more food consumed during Thanksgiving than
Christmas. Roast turkey is the must have dish, also, for dessert, pumpkin pies
are served.
因為感恩節源于慶祝豐收，所以“吃”在這個節日里是非常重要的。據說在感恩節期間食品的消耗量比圣誕節還要高。烤火雞是必備食品，另外，甜品非南瓜派莫屬了。
Fun facts 感恩節有趣小知識
The president of
the United States traditionally ‘pardons’ one lucky turkey each year just before
Thanksgiving holiday. The chosen one is spared from the oven and is given
freedom to enjoy the rest of its life in the wild.
美國總統每年在感恩節前會“赦免
pardon”一只幸運的火雞。被“赦免”的幸運火雞會躲過被送進烤箱的厄運，重新獲得自由，在野外悠閑的度過余生。
Did you know that
it’s estimated around 46 million turkeys are consumed during Thanksgiving
holiday. It’s not fun to be a turkey in America!
你知道嗎?每年感恩節期間，美國人會吃掉約46,000,000只火雞。生活在美國的火雞命可真苦啊!
In other countries? 其它國家?
As we mentioned
before, Thanksgiving is mainly celebrated in America and Canada. However in
Canada, Thanksgiving is on the second Monday of October. It’s not big in the UK,
although it seems to be gaining popularity. And special Thanksgiving menus have
started to pop up in restaurants.
感恩節是美國和加拿大的主要節日。不過在加拿大，感恩節是每年十月的第二個星期一。英國人不會特別慶祝感恩節，不過近些年這個節日好像也逐漸的被越來越多的英國人認可。每年感恩節時，英國的一些餐廳里也會推出特別的感恩節菜單吸引客人前去就餐。
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