美國感恩節(jié)的由來英文介紹
除了美國、加拿大，世界上還有埃及、希臘等國家有自己獨(dú)特的感恩節(jié)，但英國、法國等歐洲國家卻與感恩節(jié)絕緣 ，也有學(xué)者倡議設(shè)立"中華感恩節(jié)"，以弘揚(yáng)傳統(tǒng)文化。
【美國感恩節(jié)的由來英文版】
Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in No rth America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens. However, to many people, its meaning is lost.
It has become simply another day fo r huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers o r reunions. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?
Turkey dinners, cranberries, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and family gatherings—these are all commonly associated with most Americans and Canadians yearly celebration of giving thanks—Thanksgiving Day!
In the United States, Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November.
In Canada, it is the second Monday in October. On this holiday, a Thanksgiving meal is prepared with all the trimmings; families gather together and talk, while others watch a game or a parade filled with pilgrims, Indians and other colonial figures. Some families may even have their own yearly Thanksgiving traditions.
What comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving? Do you picture a time of thankfulness towards God—o r is it merely one of eating, partying o r watching football?
Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have fo rgotten why the day was established.
Its meaning has slowly deterio rated, and is now almost completely lost under a cloud of media hype, sales pitches, marketing tactics and blitz commercialism.
While many are familiar with the traditional representation of the o riginal Thanksgiving, it is helpful to examine the purpose for which it was first celebrated. By doing this, the days meaning will be firmly established.
【感恩節(jié)火雞的由來】
Of all the symbols of thanksgiving, the turkey is most familiar and widespread.
It is considered as the most famous exemplary might be due to its sharp features, bright hues and majestic appearance.
Turkey is a common breed and a native of northern Mexico and the eastern United States.
Now it is being raised in large numbers and some of the commonplace species that are popular are Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, and Bourbon Red.
Though there is no evidence that Turkey was available to the pilgrims, Massachusetts from where the practice originated, has a legend that it was served in the first Thanksgiving Dinner.
In a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford, he mentions of wild turkeys while another Pilgrim describes in a letter sent to England how the governor sent 'four men out fowling' who returned with turkeys, ducks and geese for the feast.
Though no accurate reports were found, a tale goes where turkey was their original choice but they could not find it. They cooked crow instead and served the local Indians.
As a part of tradition, turkey remains of central importance in the Thanksgiving menu surrounded by several other delicious dishes.
During the dinners, the family members may also utter a few lines of thanks or chant a special prayer.
首先熟悉一些雞類的單詞，在英語中被廣為人知的turkey(火雞)，我們?yōu)槭裁丛诟卸鞴?jié)吃火雞?因?yàn)槭吕锏幕痣u，膘肥體壯，“正是火雞欲上時(shí)”。自然成為了人們的首選目標(biāo)。
火雞曾被哥倫布誤認(rèn)為是珍珠雞。事實(shí)上，早在中世紀(jì)就有“印度雞”這種叫法。但是“印度”在這里指的是阿比西亞，珍珠雞在那里是野禽。
當(dāng)哥倫布在墨西哥上岸，并相信自己到達(dá)的是印度時(shí)，他眼中的火雞就無辜被叫成了“印度雞”。所以后來“印度雞”就成了火雞的第一個(gè)正式說法。到了16世紀(jì)上半葉，火雞才被歐洲人擺上餐桌。
拿火雞做為感恩節(jié)的象征是再貼切不過了。因?yàn)榛痣u在北美印第安人眼中象征著男子漢的力量與女人的繁殖能力。
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