感恩节是几月几日英语

感恩节是几月几日英语
What day is Thanksgiving Day?感恩节是哪一天？
The Thanksgiving Day is on November ,the fourth
Saturday.感恩节是11月的第四个星期四。
感恩节的由来
11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独
创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国
人提起感恩节总是备感亲切。感恩节是美国 国定假日中最地
道、最美国式的节日，它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。
1620 年，一些英国受宗教迫害的清教徒乘坐“五月花”
号船去美洲寻求宗教自由。他们在海上颠簸了两个月之 后，
终于在酷寒的11月里，在马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯登陆。
在第一个冬天，半数 以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，
危急时刻他们得到了当地印第安人的帮助，活下来的人们在
第 一个春季即1621年开始播种。整个夏天他们都热切地盼
望着丰收的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖 民地的存在都
取决于即将到来的收成。最后，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，为
了感谢上帝赐予的丰收 ，为了感谢印第安人的帮助，举行了
3天的狂欢活动。从此，这一习俗就此沿续下来，并逐渐风
行各地。1863年，美国总统林肯宣布每年11月的第四个星
期四为感恩节。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这 一天，直到如今。
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。
感恩节庆祝模式许多年来从未改变。丰盛的家宴早在
几个月之前就开 始着手准备。人们在餐桌上可以吃到苹果、
桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄，还有葡萄干布丁、碎肉馅饼、各< br>种其他食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁，其中最妙和最吸引人的
大菜是烤火鸡(roastturke y)和南瓜馅饼(pumpkinpie)，这
些菜一直是感恩节中最富于传统和最受人喜爱的食品。
人人都赞成感恩节大餐必需以烤火鸡为主菜。火鸡在
烘烤时要以面包作填料以吸收从中流 出来的美味汁液，但烹
饪技术常因家庭和地区的不同而各异，应用什么填料也就很
难求得一致。
加拿大的感恩节则起始于1879年，是在每年10月第
二个星期一，与美国的哥伦布日相同。
Thanksgiving day is celebrated mainly in America
and Canada. Much like the annual harvest festivals
celebrated in other countries throughout the world,
Thanksgiving Day was meant to pay our homage to the
Almighty for this bountiful harvest. While the purpose
and origin of the concept remains the same, the day of
its celebration differs from country to country. In the
United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in November while in Canada (which has an early

harvest cycle and season), the holiday is observed on
the second Monday in October, known as the Columbus Day.
Much like the Christian Thanksgiving day, it is
celebrated with pomp and show.
Since 1930, the end of Thanksgiving season marks
the beginning of Christmas shopping season. In Canada,
Thanksgiving holiday lasts for only three days but the
time period may vary in the US. Let's have a look at
the brief history of Thanksgiving in North America,
and Canada:
In North America: Thanksgiving Day was first
celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine when
Pedro Menendez de Aviles and his men shared a feast with
the natives. After that Pilgrims held a three days feast
to make merriment on their enormous harvest.
In United States: The immigrants who sailed to
this country aboard the Mayflower were basically
members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan
sect). They took shelter in Netherlands but soon were
disgusted by their lifestyle. They settled in United
States with a desire for a better lifestyle. But their
beginning was horrendous. The climate was unfavorable

and many of them died. But in 1621 they hard turmoil
bore fruits for them as there was a huge harvest. They
celebrated it with a feast with 91 Indians who had
helped them during their harsh times.
Thanksgiving was celebrated after that at
irregular intervals until Franklin Roosevelt, had set
it one week to the next-to-last Thursday of November
in order keeping an eye on commercial benefits as
Christmas was nearby. Allegations were brought against
this decision, which made the President to move
Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later.
And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by
Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in
November.
In Canada: Probably the Americans who migrated to
Canada after American Independence brought with them
the practices of Thanksgiving. Initially it was
celebrated in English Canadian Society but later it
became a countrywide practice. Formally, Canadian
Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on April 5, 1872 on
behalf of the Prince of Wales' recovery from illness.
Innumerable transformations took place before the date

of celebration finally settled on the second Monday in
October in 1957.
感恩节诗歌：Thankful
Week before Thanksgiving,
I limp around real strange.
Huddle in the corner,
As though I have the mange.
All the other turkeys,
Just gobble, gobble on.
I'm silent, and I act
As if my gobbler's gone. Everyone is thankful
On Thanksgiving Day.
Friday it's forgotten.
You all go on your way.
I know what thankful is
So listen when I say.

After Thanksgiving Day.