海外文化:感恩节的故事
<p><span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span>, <span word="stuffing">stuffing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pumpkin">pumpkin</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="parades">parades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span>.</p><p>在美国，感恩节是一个感谢恩赐，家庭团聚，合家欢宴的日子；是一个家家餐桌上都有火鸡、填料、南瓜馅饼的日子；是一个充满了印第安玉米、假日游行和巨型气球的日子。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pilgrims">Pilgrims</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Separatist">Separatist</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="Puritan">Puritan</span> <span word="sect">sect</span>). <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Holland">Holland</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="persecution">persecution</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="disenchanted">disenchanted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ungodly">ungodly</span>. <span word="Seeking">Seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Separatists">Separatists</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Separatists">Separatists</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Separatists">Separatists</span>. </p><p>乘"五月花"来到这个国度的旅行者（朝圣者）原本是英国分离者地下教会清教徒，他们的家在英国，因不堪忍受国内的宗教迫害，他们逃亡到荷兰。在荷兰，他们享受了更多的宗教信仰自由，但最终却意识到在荷兰的这种生活方式是对他们的主的亵渎。为了寻求更好的生活，他们与伦敦贸易公司协商，由该公司资助他们到美国。在这趟旅途中，船上只有大约1/3的乘客是清教徒，其他大多数人并非分离派清教徒，而是公司雇佣来保护其利益的人员（契约奴）。 </p>
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