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The Celebration of Thanksgiving Day

George.W. Bush set the turkey “Flying Bird” free Barack Obama set the turkey “Courage” free

The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, Their first winter was devastating. At the beginning of the followin ng fall, they had lost 46 of the original 102 who sailed on the Mayflower. But the harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one. And the remaining colonists decided to celebrate with a feast —— including 91 Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. It is believed that the Pilgrims would not have made it through the year without the help of the natives. The feast was more of a traditional English harvest festival than a true “thanksgiving” observance. It lasted three days. The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

1620 年 12 月 11 日，旅行者们在 “ 普利茅斯 石 ” 登陆。他们的第一个冬季是灾难性的， 第二年秋天来临时，原来的 102 名乘客只 剩下 56 人。但 1621 年他们获得了大丰收， 这些幸存的殖民者们决定和帮助他们度过 困难的 91 名印第安人一起飨宴庆祝。他们 相信，若没有当地居民的帮助，他们是不 可能度过这一年的。这次节日的盛宴不仅 仅是一个 “ 感恩 ” 仪式，它更像英国传统的 丰收庆典。庆典持续了三天。

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 o r 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—or is it merely one of eating, partying or watching football? Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have forgotten why the day was established. Its meaning has slowly deteriorated, and is now almost completely lost under a cloud of media hype, sales pitches, marketing tactics and blitz commercialism.