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1、感恩节是要谢谁？HistoryTraditionally,Thanksgivingisatime"togivethanks"foraplentifulharvest,becauseitiscelebratedonthelastThursdayofNovemberattheendoftheharvestseason.However,thehistoryofThanksgivingisnotclear,becausetheharvestseasoniscelebratedinmanycountriesandcultures.Americanscommonlycele
2、bratethefirstharvestofthe"pilgrims",orthefirstcoloniststosettleinNorthAmerica,in1621.ManycolonistscametotheNewWorldforreligiousfreedom,becauseEnglanddidnotallowdiversityinreligion.NativeAmericansandcolonistsdidnotalwayslivetogetherpeacefully,buttheydidlearnfromeachotherbytradinggoods
3、andfarmingmethods.Somanypeoplecelebratethefirstsuccessfulharvestofthecolonists.我们最初知道“感恩节”，是老师在课堂上讲的关于“五月花号”（Mayflower）的故事。据说那时候不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的一群清教徒到达美洲。当时，美国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。于是，最初为了感谢美洲原住民，诞生了这么一个节日。如今的原住民还是生活在美国各处，他们有自己的tribe，以及自己的triballaw，有些原住民也会走出自己祖先的土地和所有
4、其他美国人一起读书，不过一眼就能看出他们和美国人长得实在相差很多，是比较接近亚洲人的长相哦。ThankfulnessTraditionally,Thanksgivingisareligiousholiday,asatimetogivethankstoGodfortheblessingsinone'slife.Peoplecanbethankfulforthingsliketheirgoodhealth,thesafetyoftheirfamilies,orhavinggoodfriends.Allofthesethingsarecalled"blessings"
5、,orthingsthatGodhasgivenus.ForAmericanswhoarenotreligious,thankfulnessisjustafeelingofgratitude.Itiseasytoforgethowluckyweare,soThanksgivingisatimetoberemindedofthepricelessthingsinourlives.Manyfamiliestalkaboutwhattheyarethankfulforastheyaresittingaroundthedinnertablebeforetheystart
6、themeal.一开始小编以为感恩节是用来感谢朋友，家人一年内对自己的照顾，原来人家是来感谢上帝的啊！外国朋友似乎也对于咱们的理解颇为诧异呢。据外国朋友的描述，全家聚在一起坐在餐桌前，在正式开动之前，每个人会先说一番话来回顾自己这一年，遇到了哪些值得感谢的事情。其实有的时候，我们身边从来不缺少值得感谢的事情，怀着一颗感恩的心面对每一天，生活也会变得温暖阳光起来吧。感恩节吃啥玩啥？FamilyThanksgivingisusuallycelebratedbygettingtogetherwithlotsoffamily,includinggrandparents,
7、aunts,unclesandcousins.Themealisheldinonefamily'shome,anditiscommonforgueststobringdrinks,snacksanddesserts.BecauseThanksgivingisclosetoChristmas,familiescanspendoneholidaywiththemother'sfamilyandtheotherholidaywiththefather'sfamily.Universitystudentscaninviteboyfriends,girlfriendsor
8、friendswhose
