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m are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years. Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird. Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year’ s bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings. 上面就是高中英語(yǔ)版關(guān)于感恩節(jié)的由來(lái)簡(jiǎn)介,小伙伴們面對(duì)這么多的英文單詞,你讀懂了嗎?不要害怕哦,我們還給大家附上中文解釋啦,有看不懂的地方,就對(duì)照著來(lái)讀吧! 感恩節(jié)是美國(guó)國(guó)定假日中最地道、最美國(guó)式的節(jié)日,而且它和早期美國(guó)歷史最為密切相關(guān)。 1620年,一些朝圣者(或稱為清教徒)乘坐”五月花”號(hào)船去美國(guó)尋求宗教自由。他們?cè)诤I项嶔ふ垓v了兩個(gè)月之后,終于在酷寒的十一月里,在現(xiàn)在的馬薩諸塞州的普里茅斯登陸。 在第一個(gè)冬天,半數(shù)以上的移民都死于饑餓和傳染病,活下來(lái)的人們?cè)诘谝粋€(gè)春季開(kāi)始播種。整個(gè)夏天他們都熱切地盼望著豐收的到來(lái),他們深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在與否都將取決于即將到來(lái)的收成。后來(lái),莊稼獲得了意外的豐收,所以大家決定要選一個(gè)日子來(lái)感謝上帝的恩典。多年以后,美國(guó)總統(tǒng)宣布每年十一月的第四個(gè)星期四為感恩節(jié)。感恩節(jié)慶?;顒?dòng)便定在這一天,直到如今。 感恩節(jié)慶祝模式許多年來(lái)從未改變。豐盛的家宴早在幾個(gè)月之前就開(kāi)始著手準(zhǔn)備。人們?cè)诓妥郎峡梢猿缘教O(píng)果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄,還有葡萄干布丁、碎肉餡餅、各種其它食物以及紅莓苔汁和鮮果汁,其中最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火雞和番瓜餡餅,這些菜一直是感恩節(jié)中最富于傳統(tǒng)意義和最受人喜愛(ài)的食品。 人人都贊成感恩節(jié)大餐必需以烤火雞為主菜?;痣u在烘烤時(shí)要以面包作填料以吸收從中流出來(lái)的美味汁液,但烹飪技藝常因家庭和地區(qū)的不同而各異,應(yīng)用什幺填料也就很難求得一致。 今天的感恩節(jié)是一個(gè)不折不扣的國(guó)定假日。在這一天,具有各種信仰和各種背景的美國(guó)人,共同為他們一年來(lái)所受到的上蒼的恩典表示感謝,虔誠(chéng)地祈求上帝繼續(xù)賜福。 萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的起源:一起“搞鬼”吧 來(lái)源:愛(ài)詞霸英語(yǔ) 更新日期:20201031 點(diǎn)擊:28 萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的起源:一起“搞鬼”吧 The History Halloween 歷史上的萬(wàn)圣節(jié) Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago. 10月31日是萬(wàn)圣節(jié),這也是凱爾特歷的最后一天。萬(wàn)圣節(jié)起初是一個(gè)異教徒的節(jié)日,紀(jì)念死去的人。萬(wàn)圣節(jié)源于圣徒日前夜,始于2000多年前。 All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day. 圣徒日前夜是圣徒日的前一天晚上,圣徒日在11月1日,是基督徒開(kāi)創(chuàng)的節(jié)日,用來(lái)勸說(shuō)異教徒皈依基督,天主教堂在這一天紀(jì)念圣徒們。 The Origin of Halloween 萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的起源 While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistent by all accounts. Different cultures view Halloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same. 盡管關(guān)于萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的起源和舊俗有很多不同的看法,但有一些是被所有人接受的。不同文化看待萬(wàn)圣節(jié)總是有點(diǎn)不同,但是傳統(tǒng)的萬(wàn)圣節(jié)做的事情都是一樣的。 Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead. 萬(wàn)圣節(jié)文化可以追溯到德魯伊教,這是一種愛(ài)爾蘭、北歐和英國(guó)的凱爾特文化,根植于Samhain節(jié)的慶?;顒?dòng),Samhain節(jié)于每年的10月31日紀(jì)念逝者。 Samhain signifies “summers end” or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge 20