ThanksGivingDay.pptVIP

Festival Introduction History of development Holiday customs Festive food Holiday games Festival Introduction Festival Introduction Thanksgiving Day in the United States is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. It precedes Black Friday. Thanksgiving Day in the United States is traditionally a holiday to give thanks for the food collected at the end of the harvest season . History of development 十六世纪末十七世纪初，当北美洲的大部分地区还是处女地时，位 于大西洋彼岸的英国正在进行轰轰烈烈的宗教改革运动。此时的英王詹姆士一世独尊国教，大肆打压其他的宗教。信奉加尔文教,不满国教的清教徒面对残酷的迫 害，选择了出走。他们要寻找一个信仰自由之邦，维持按照自己的方式崇信上帝的权力。刚被哥伦布发现不久的“新大陆”——美洲成为他们的首选。那里不但地域 辽阔、物产丰富，而且很多地方还是未开发之地，没有国王，没有议会，也没有宗教审判。 1620年9月，清教徒的著名领袖布雷德福召 集了102名同伴，登上了名为“五月花号”的木制帆船。他们怀着美好的憧憬，开始了哥伦布式的冒险航行. History of development 他们在海上颠簸了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯登陆。 在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，危急时刻他们得到了当地印第安人的帮助，活下来的人们在第一个春季即1621年开始播种。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都将取决于即将到来的收成。最后，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，为了感谢上帝赐予的丰收，为了感谢印第安人的帮助，举行了3天的狂欢活动。从此，这一习俗就沿续下来，并逐渐风行各地。1863年，美国总统林肯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。届时，家家团聚，举国同庆，其盛大、热烈的情形，不亚于中国人过春节。 Holiday customs During the Thanksgiving Day, the American people in the nation bustling, people according to the custom go to church to do prayer of thanksgiving, urban and rural towns everywhere held Halloween, theater performances and sports competitions, schools and shops are required to leave and rest. Children imitated the appearance of the Indians and bizarre costumes, painted on the mask or put on a mask to the streets singing and trumpet. Scattered away the field of family will be home for the holidays, the family sitting around together, munching the delicious turkey, and the family said: Thank you! After Thanksgiving, the school will let students draw a Thanksgiving paintings, most of the students are painting the turkey. What do people do? What do people do? Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauc