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1、BackgroundThanksgivingDayhasbeenanannualholidayintheUnitedStatessince1863.NoteveryoneseesThanksgivingDayasacauseforcelebration.Eachyearsince1970,agroupofNativeAmericansandtheirsupportershavestagedaprotestforaNationalDayofMourningatPlymouthRockinPlymouth,MassachusettsonThanksgivingDay.Ameri
2、canIndianHeritageDayisalsoobservedatthistimeoftheyear.ThereareclaimsthatthefirstThanksgivingDaywasheldinthecityofElPaso,Texasin1598.Anotherearlyeventwasheldin1619intheVirginiaColony.ManypeopletracetheoriginsofthemodernThanksgivingDaytotheharvestcelebrationthatthePilgrimsheldinPlymouth,Mass
3、achusettsin1621.However,theirfirsttruethanksgivingwasin1623,whentheygavethanksforrainthatendedadrought.Theseearlythanksgivingstooktheformofaspecialchurchservice,ratherthanafeast.Inthesecondhalfofthe1600s,thanksgivingsaftertheharvestbecamemorecommonandstartedtobecomeannualevents.However,itw
4、ascelebratedondifferentdaysindifferentcommunitiesandinsomeplacesthereweremorethanonethanksgivingeachyear.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates,proclaimedthefirstnationalThanksgivingDayin1789.Whatdopeopledo?ThanksgivingDayistraditionallyadayforfamiliesandfriendstogettogetherfo
5、raspecialmeal.Themealoftenincludesaturkey,stuffing,potatoes,cranberrysauce,gravy,pumpkinpie,andvegetables.ThanksgivingDayisatimeformanypeopletogivethanksforwhattheyhave.ThanksgivingDayparadesareheldinsomecitiesandtownsonoraroundThanksgivingDay.Someparadesorfestivitiesalsomarktheopeningofth
6、eChristmasshoppingseason.Somepeoplehaveafour-dayweekendsoitisapopulartimefortripsandtovisitfamilyandfriends.PublicLifeMostgovernmentoffices,businesses,schoolsandotherorganizationsareclosedonThanksgivingDay.Manyofficesandbusinessesallowstafftohaveafour-dayweekendsotheseofficesandbusinessesa
7、realsoclosedontheFridayafterThanksgivingDay.Publictransitsystemsdonotusuallyoperateontheirregulartimetables.ThanksgivingDayitisoneofthebusiestperiodsfortravelintheUSA.Thiscancausecongestionandovercrowding.Seasonalparadesandbusyfootballgamescancausedisruptionto
