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1、感恩节的由来英语版 almosteverycultureintheworldhasheldcelebrationsofthanksforaplentifulharvest.theamericanthanksgivingholidaybeganasafeastofthanksgivingintheearlydaysoftheamericancoloniesalmostfourhundredyearsago. in1620,aboatfilledwithmorethanonehundredpeoplesailedacrosstheatlanticoceantosettleinthenewwor
2、ld(新大陆).thisreligiousgrouphadbeguntoquestionthebeliefsofthechurchofenglandandtheywantedtoseparatefromit.thepilgrimssettledinwhatisnowthestateofmassachusetts.theirfirstwinterinthenewworldwasdifficult.theyhadarrivedtoolatetogrowmanycrops,andwithoutfreshfood,halfthecolonydiedfromdisease.thefollowingspr
3、ingtheiroquoisindians(美国纽约州东北部易洛魁族印第安人)taughtthemhowtogrowcorn,anewfoodforthecolonists.theyshowedthemothercropstogrowintheunfamiliarsoilandhowtohuntandfish. intheautumnof1621,bountifulcropsofcorn,barley(大麦),beansandpumpkinswereharvested.thecolonistshadmuchtobethankfulfor,soafeastwasplanned.theyinvi
4、tedthelocalindianchiefand90indians.theindiansbroughtdeertoroastwiththeturkeysandotherwildgameofferedbythecolonists.thecolonistshadlearnedhowtocookcranberriesanddifferentkindsofcornandsquashdishesfromtheindians.tothisfirstthanksgiving,theindianshadevenbroughtpopcorn. infollowingyears,manyoftheorigin
5、alcolonistscelebratedtheautumnharvestwithafeastofthanks. aftertheunitedstatesbecameanindependentcountry,congressremendedoneyearlydayofthanksgivingforthewholenationtocelebrate.georgewashingtonsuggestedthedatenovember26asthanksgivingday.thenin1863,attheendofalongandbloodycivilwar,abrahamlincolnaskeda
6、llamericanstosetasidethelastthursdayinnovemberasadayofthanksgiving. thanksgivingfallsonthefourththursdayofnovember,adifferentdateeveryyear.thepresidentmustproclaimthatdateastheofficialcelebration. thanksgivingisatimefortraditionandsharing.eveniftheylivefaraway,familymembersgatherforareunionattheho
7、useofanolderrelative.allgivethankstogetherforthegoodthingsthattheyhave. inthisspiritofsharing,civicgroupsandcharitableorganizationsofferatraditionalmealtothoseinneed,particularlythehomeless.onmosttab
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