感恩节
<p><span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bounty">bounty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Indigenous">Indigenous</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.<span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Indigenous">Indigenous</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.<span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span><span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span>" <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> (<span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="caroling">caroling</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>.)感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。1620年，著名的“五月花”号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102人到达美洲。1620年和1621年之交的冬天，他们遇到了难以想象的困难，处在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过去时，活下来的移民只有50来人。这时，心地善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品，还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人的帮助下，移民们终于获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了感谢上帝的日子，并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助，邀请他们一同庆祝节日。在第一个感恩节的这一天，印第安人和移民欢聚一堂，他们在黎明时鸣放礼炮，列队走进一间用作教堂的屋子，虔诚地向上帝表达谢意，然后点起篝火举行盛大宴会。第二天和第三天又举行了摔交、赛跑、唱歌、跳舞等活动。第一个感恩节非常成功。其中许多庆祝方式流传了300多年，一直保留到今天。初时感恩节没有固定日期，由各州临时决定，直到美国独立后，感恩节才成为全国性的节日。 1863年，美国总统林肯正式宣布感恩节为国定假日。届时，家家团聚，举国同庆，其盛大、热烈的情形，不亚于中国人过春节。</p>
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