篇一：感恩节的由来
Thanksgiving Day
Fourth Thursday in November
Almost every culture in the world has held
celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The
American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of
thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies
almost four hundred years ago.
In 1620, a boat filled with more than one hundred
people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World（新大陆）. This religious group had begun to question the beliefs of the Church of England and they wanted to separate from it. The Pilgrims settled in what is now the state of Massachusetts. Their first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half the colony died from disease. The following spring the local Indians taught them how to grow corn, a new food for the colonists. They showed them other crops to grow in the unfamiliar soil and how to hunt and fish.
In the autumn of 1621, bountiful crops of corn, barley（大麦）, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so a feast was planned. They invited the local Indian chief and 90 Indians. The Indians
brought deer and other wild game offered by the colonists. The colonists had
learned how to cook cranberries （越橘）and different kinds of corn and squash dishes from the Indians. To this first Thanksgiving, the Indians had even brought popcorn.
After the United States became an independent country, Congress
recommended thanksgiving day for the whole nation to celebrate. George
Washington suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. Then in 1863, at the end of a long and bloody Civil War, Abraham Lincoln asked all Americans to set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.
Symbols of Thanksgiving
Turkey, corn, pumpkins and cranberry sauce（酸果沙司）are symbols which represent the first Thanksgiving. Now all of these symbols are drawn on holiday decorations and greeting cards. The use of corn meant the survival of the colonies. "Indian corn" as a table or door decoration represents the harvest and the fall season. Sweet-sour cranberry sauce, or cranberry jelly, was on the first Thanksgiving table and is still served today. The Indians used the fruit to treat infections. They used the juice to dye their rugs and blankets. They taught the
colonists how to cook the berries with sweetener（甜味佐料）and water to make a
sauce. The Indians called it "ibimi" which means "bitter berry." When the
colonists saw it, they named it "crane-berry" because the flowers of the berry bent the stalk over, and it resembled the long-necked bird called a crane. The berries are still grown in New England.
The ceremony was a public acknowledgment of the Indians' role in the first Thanksgiving 350 years ago. Until recently most schoolchildren believed that the Pilgrims cooked the entire Thanksgiving feast, and offered it to the Indians. In fact, the feast was planned to thank the Indians for teaching them how to cook those foods. Without the Indians, the first settlers would not have survived.
篇二：感恩节的由来
Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day) is the American people original an ancient festival, is America's national holiday for family reunion. The early Thanksgiving has no fixed date, decided by the states temporarily. Until the United States after independence in 1863, President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. In 1941, congress formally proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November as "Thanksgiving". Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
The Canadian parliament declared November 6, 1879 is the Thanksgiving Day and national holiday. In the following s, Thanksgiving dates changed many times, until January 31, 1957, the Canadian parliament announced the second Monday of October each year for Thanksgiving.
In addition to the United States, Canada, and Egypt, Greece, and other countries in the world have their own unique Thanksgiving, but Britain, France and other European countries with Thanksgiving insulation, some scholars initiative also set up a "Chinese Thanksgiving", to carry forward the traditional culture.
篇三：感恩节的由来
感恩节的由来
感恩节的由来简介版一
只有美国和加拿大的节日(感恩节的又来） 感恩节是美国和加拿大独有的节日。它的起源300多年前一批100多人的欧洲移民到了美国，饥寒交迫很难活下来，大部分人在头一年的冬天就冻死饿死了，剩下的50多人，在当地原居民印第安人的帮助下，学会了钓鱼、打猎、种玉米和南瓜，这些人在第二年喜庆丰收的时候，举行了感谢上帝的庆祝活动，并且邀请印第安人一起参加。这就是感恩节的由来。后来，美国林肯总统宣布每一年11月的第四个星期四为感恩节，从此美国就有了新的公休日。
感恩节的由来简介版二
感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。
1620年，一些朝圣者（或称为清教徒）乘坐"五月花"号船去美国寻求宗教自由。他们在海上颠簸折腾了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普里茅斯登陆。
在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。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与否都将取决于即将到来的收成。后来，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，所以大家决定要选一个日子来感谢上帝的恩典。多年以后，美国总统宣布每年十一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。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、各种其它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和番瓜馅饼，这些菜一直是感恩节中最富于传统意义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，但烹饪技艺常因家庭和地区的不同而各异，应用什幺填料也就很难求得一致。
今天的感恩节是一个不折不扣的国定假日。在这一天，具有各种信仰和各种背景的美国人，共同为他们一年来所受到的上苍的恩典表示感谢，虔诚地祈求上帝继续赐福。
感恩节的由来
感恩节的起源，和英国基督教的宗教纷争有关。大约在公元16世纪末到17世纪，英国清教徒发起了一场来势猛烈的宗教改革运动，宣布脱离国教，另立教会，主张清除基督教圣公会内部的残余影响。但是，在17世纪中叶时，保皇议会通过了《信奉国教法》，清教徒开始遭到政府和教会势力的残酷迫害，逮捕、酷刑，宗教审判，每时每刻都在威胁着清教徒。被逼无奈，他们只得迁往荷兰避难。但是，寄人篱下的日子不好过。在荷兰，清教徒不仅没能逃脱宗教迫害，而且饱受战争带来的痛苦和折磨。更令他们难以忍受的是，远在异国他乡，孩子们受不到“英国式的教育，对故土的感情一天一天地淡薄下去。为了彻底逃脱宗教
迫害的魔爪，为下一代保留住祖国的语言和传统，他们再一次想到大迁徙。天下虽大，何处是这群天涯沦落人的归宿呢？想来想去，他们把目光投向了美洲。哥伦布在100多年前发现的这块“新大陆”，地域辽阔，物产富饶，而且有很多地方还是没有国王。没有议会、没有刽子手、未开发的处女地。“海阔凭鱼跃，天高任乌飞。”只有在这样的地方，他们才能轻轻松松地生活，自由自在地信奉、传播自己所喜欢的宗教，开拓出一块属于清教徒的人间乐园。
于是，清教徒的着名领袖布雷德福召集了102名同伴，在1620年9月，登上了一艘重180吨，长90英尺的木制帆船——五月花号，开始了哥伦布远征式的冒险航行。对于航海来说，这艘有着浪漫名称的船只未免太小了。由于形势所迫，他们“选择”的，又是一年中最糟的渡洋季节。不过，怀着对未来的美好憧憬，为了找回失去的权利和自由，这群饱经忧患的人已经不顾一切了。
海上风急浪高，五月花号就像狂风暴雨中的一片树叶，艰难地向前漂泊着，几乎随时都有船毁人亡的危险。但在大家的共同努力下，船只没有遇到任何损害，并在航行了66天后，于11月21 日安抵北美大陆的科德角，即今天美国马萨诸塞州普罗文斯敦港。稍事休整后，五月花号继续沿海岸线前进。由于逆风和时差，它没有能到达预定的目的地——弗吉尼亚的詹姆斯敦，反而在圣诞节后的第一天，把他们送上了新英格兰的土地。
有意思的是，在这次充满危险的远征中，所有探险者只有一人死亡。但由于旅途中诞生了一名婴儿，使到达美洲的人不多不少，仍然是102名。移民都是虔诚的教徒，无不手划十字，衷心感谢上帝的眷顾。
现在，呈现在他们面前的，完全是一块陌生的土地，蜿蜒曲折的海岸线，显得沉寂、荒凉。因此，大约在一个月内，移民们不敢贸然靠岸，仍然以船为家。在此期间，他们派出了侦察队，乘坐小船在科德角湾沿线寻找定居地。一天，正在大家焦急等待的时候，侦察队返回来报告说，他们发现了一个适合移民们居住的、真正的“天堂”。“天堂”就是今天的普利茅斯港，这是一个天然的良港，非常适合五月花号停泊。港口附近有一个优良的渔场，可以提供大量的海产品。不远处一片连绵起伏的小山，就像一道天然屏障，把这块土地环绕起来。在明亮的阳光下，结了冰的小溪反射着晶莹的光泽，可以为移民们提供充足的淡水。开垦过的肥沃农田，一块一块整整齐齐地排列着。除此之外，他们还看到了一片虽然残破，却足以遮风避雨，帮助他们度过严冬的房屋??看起来，一切都不错，而且不能再好了。唯一令他们感到迷惘的是，这片到处都有人类生活遗迹的土地，竟然看不到一个人影，一缕炊烟，显得是那样荒凉，倒好似事先就为他们准备的一样。后来才知道，这里原来是一个相当繁荣的印第安村落。几年前天花流行，全村人无一幸免，这才使它成了这群异国漂泊者的最佳避难所。
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