What is Thanksgiving,？

什么是感恩節(jié),？

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated（慶祝） mainly in Canada and the United States. It was originally（最初） celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing（感恩禱告） of the harvest（收獲） and of the preceding（在前的） year.

感恩節(jié)是一個全國性的節(jié)日，主要在加拿大和美國慶祝,。它最初是作為慶祝日,，用以感謝神賜糧食豐收和神明上一年的庇佑。

When is Thanksgiving?

感恩節(jié)是哪天,？

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other places around the world observe（紀(jì)念） similar（類似的） celebrations.

在加拿大,，感恩節(jié)是在十月的第二個星期一慶祝,；而在美國，感恩節(jié)是在十一月的第四個星期四慶祝,。世界其他某些地方也會進(jìn)行類似的慶?；顒印?/span>

Thanksgiving food

感恩節(jié)的食品

Since Thanksgiving started as a harvest celebration, it’s no wonder that food plays an important part. It’s said that there is more food consumed（消耗） during Thanksgiving than Christmas. Roast（烤過的） turkey is the must-have dish, and for dessert（烤過的）, pumpkin pies are served.

因為感恩節(jié)源于慶祝豐收,，難怪食物在這個節(jié)日里占了非常重要的位置,。據(jù)說在感恩節(jié)期間食物的消耗量比圣誕節(jié)還要高?？净痣u是必備菜肴,，另外，甜品非南瓜派莫屬了,。

Fun facts

感恩節(jié)趣事

The president of the United States traditionally（傳統(tǒng)上） “pardons（寬恕）” one lucky turkey each year just before Thanksgiving holiday. The chosen one is spared（饒恕） from the oven（烤箱） and is given freedom to enjoy the rest of its life in the wild.

按照傳統(tǒng),，美國總統(tǒng)每年在感恩節(jié)前會“赦免”一只幸運的火雞。這只幸運火雞會躲過被送進(jìn)烤箱的厄運,，重新獲得自由,，在野外樂享余生。

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Race

感恩節(jié)南瓜賽跑

When mentioning（說起） the Pumpkin Race, the scene that first come to mind is like this: some people are rolling their big pumpkins towards the finish with a tiny spoon, with the winner being given a prize. Fun and laughter accompany（陪伴） hosts and guests during the entire race. 

當(dāng)說到南瓜比賽,，人們首先想到的場景是這樣的：一些人用很小的湯匙推著他們的大南瓜滾向終點,，獲勝者會得到一份獎品。在整個比賽的過程中,，歡聲笑語一直伴隨著主人和賓客,。