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1、ThanksgivingDay1)WhatisThanksgiving?2)What’stheoriginofThanksgiving?3)Howdowesternpeoplecelebrateit?ThanksgivingiscelebratedintheUSonthefourthThursdayinNovember.FormanyAmericansitisthemostimportantholidayapartfromChristmas.Schools,officesandmostbusinessescloseforThanksgiving,andmanypeoplemaketh

2、ewholeweekendavacation.WhatisThanksgiving?2)What’stheoriginofThanksgiving?ThanksgivingisassociatedwiththetimewhenEuropeansfirstcametoNorthAmerica.In1620theshiptheMayflowerarrived,bringingabout150peoplewhotodayareusuallycalledPilgrims.Theyarrivedatthebeginningofaveryhardwinterandcouldnotfindenou

3、ghtoeat,somanyofthemdiedButinthefollowingsummerNativeAmericansshowedthemwhatfoodsweresafetoeat,sothattheycouldsavefoodforthenextwinter.TheyheldabigcelebrationtothankGodandtheNativeAmericansforthefactthattheyhadsurvived.3)Howdowesternpeoplecelebrateit?TodaypeoplecelebrateThanksgivingtorememberth

4、eseearlydays.ThemostimportantpartofcelebrationisatraditionaldinnerwithfoodsthatcomefromNorthAmerica.Themealincludesturkey,sweetpotatoesandcranberries.Theturkeyisfilledwithstuffingordressing,andmanyfamilieshavetheirownspecialrecipe.Dessertispumpkinmadeintoapie.Forthehayandthecornandthewheatthati

5、sreaped,Forthelaborwelldone,andthebarnsthatareheaped,Forthesunandthedewandthesweethoneycomb,Fortheroseandthesongandtheharvestbroughthome——Thanksgiving!Thanksgiving!thepoemforthefestivalOnThanksgivingtherearespecialtelevisionprograms,sportsevents,andThanksgivingDayParade.Thanksgivingisconsidered

6、thebeginningoftheChristmasperiod,andthenextdaymanypeoplegoouttoshopforChristmaspresents.Now、ThanksgivingisineverysenseanationalannualholidayonwhichAmericansofallfaithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear’sbountyandreverentlyaskforcontinuedblessings!