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Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago.
In 1620, a boat filled with more than one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. This religious group had begun to question the beliefs of the Church of England and they wanted to separate from it. The Pilgrims settled in what is now the state of Massachusetts. Their first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half the colony died from disease. The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn, a new food for the colonists. They showed them other crops to grow in the unfamiliar soil and how to hunt and fish.
In the autumn of 1621, bountiful crops of corn, barley, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so a feast was planned. They invited the local Indian chief and 90 Indians. The Indians brought deer to roast with the turkeys and other wild game offered by the colonists. The colonists had learned how to cook cranberries and different kinds of corn and squash dishes from the Indians. To this first Thanksgiving, the Indians had even brought popcorn.
In following years, many of the original colonists celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks.
After the United States became an independent country, Congress recommended one yearly day of thanksgiving for the whole nation to celebrate. George Washington suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. Then in 1863, at the end of a long and bloody civil war, Abraham Lincoln asked all Americans to set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date every year. The President must proclaim that date as the official celebration.
Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.
In this spirit of sharing, civic groups and charitable organizations offer a traditional meal to those in need, particularly the homeless. On most tables throughout the United States, foods eaten at the first thanksgiving have become traditional.
Symbols of Thanksgiving
Turkey, corn, pumpkins and cranberry sauce are symbols which represent the first Thanksgiving. Now all of these symbols are drawn on holiday decorations and greeting cards. The use of corn meant the survival of the colonies. "Indian corn" as a table or door decoration represents the harvest and the fall season.
Sweet-sour cranberry sauce, or cranberry jelly, was on the first Thanksgiving table and is still served today. The cranberry is a small, sour berry. It grows in bogs, or muddy areas, in Massachusetts and other New England states. The Indians used the fruit to treat infections. They used the juice to dye their rugs and blankets. They taught the colonists how to cook the berries with sweetener and water to make a sauce. The Indians called it "ibimi" which means "bitter berry." When the colonists saw it, they named it "crane-berry" because the flowers of the berry bent the stalk over, and it resembled the long-necked bird called a crane. The berries are still grown in New England.
In 1988, a Thanksgiving ceremony of a different kind took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. More than four thousand people gathered on Thanksgiving night. Among them were Native Americans representing tribes from all over the country and descendants of people whose ancestors had migrated to the New World.
The ceremony was a public acknowledgment of the Indians' role in the first Thanksgiving 350 years ago. Until recently most schoolchildren believed that the Pilgrims cooked the entire Thanksgiving feast, and offered it to the Indians. In fact, the feast was planned to thank the Indians for teaching them how to cook those foods. Without the Indians, the first settlers would not have survived.
[ 本帖最后由 patty-chu 于 2013-11-26 11:07 编辑 ]
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From all of us to all of you at Thanksgiving.我们全体祝你们感恩节快乐。
Thanksgiving wishes for you and your family.给你们全家感恩节的祝福。
Warm wishes at Thanksgiving.在感恩节，衷心地祝福你们。
I wish you could be here on Thanksgiving.但愿你能来过感恩节。
It will be sad not to see you during the holiday when families get together.家人团聚的节日里，不能看到你，我会感到难过。
Our first Thanksgiving should be our best.我们第一次共度的感恩节是我们最美好的时光。
I wouldn't want to spend Thanks-giving with anyone else.我只愿和你共度感恩节。
What a wonderful time to be together.在一起的时光多么快乐。
Thanksgiving just won't be the same without you.没有你，感恩节就不会一样了。
This will be our first Thanksgiving apart.这将是我们第一次不在一起过感恩节。
Thanksgiving is a time when I tell you that I love you.感恩节就是我告诉你我爱你的时候。
Thanksgiving is a great time to tell you that we love you kids.孩子们，感恩节这时刻，我们要说：我们都爱你们。
Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year.感恩节是一年最好的日子
Happy thanks giving day! 感恩节快乐
For all the days that I have been lonely, for all the times that I have felt blue, for all the times i needed...A shoulder to lean on. Thanks for being there as a friend so true! Happy Thanksgiving! You are the joy of my life.
You are the joy of my life. From the childhood days on through adulthood, the sharing continues! Happy Thanks giving day!
Just dig into the roast turkey. Wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
A card can say more than a thousand words. Happy Thanks giving day!
Thanks for being there as a friend so true! Happy Thanksgiving! You are the joy of my life.
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本想找个合适的图片来放，结果看到个不错的网站
http://www.thanksgiving-day.org/
在 thanksgiving day fun下面有个卡片
Thanksgiving Day Cards Links
Free Thanksgiving Greeting Cards from HiGreetings.com: Reach out to your family and friends and say thanks to all the things that have made you grateful.
Free Thanksgiving E-Cards site: Check out a wide array of classy cards specially designed for Thanksgiving Day Festival.
Thanksgiving Greetings From 123Greetings.com: Say 'Happy Thanksgiving' with our Thanksgiving ecards
我试了下最后一个 里面的卡片挺漂亮，可惜打开太不方便了。
这里之前有个福友分享过的。
http://www.cardmaster.com/
当然，自己会做卡片的最好了
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还有一些福友的分享：
meilingzhang ：给其他国家客户发感恩节邮件
花花草草 ： ★感恩节★11月值得关注的节日----感恩节
tangtom921 ： 感恩节就要来了 怎么给老美写问候信呀？
lixin614 ： 各国的感恩节
找了好几个 让我不小心给关了..
更多信息请前往节日礼仪...
其实，这些节日，自己发自内心的真诚的祝福才是最重要的
[ 本帖最后由 patty-chu 于 2010-11-24 15:20 编辑 ]
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PS个火鸡给他, 下次记得留个沙发
不要自杀掉...厚道
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想到感恩节火鸡，立刻想到的是Joey跟Monica头顶火鸡的画面
笑死了...
不知道Milo能这么迅速啊。
这个两年前就自杀掉了
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trick or treat,楼主要发糖？？？？？？？？？
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头顶火鸡的画面很恐怖....
像外星人...很想上去一刀砍下来...
LS的, 鬼节过了...明年吧
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时光倒流了还是你穿越了
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话说火鸡真大...
还有一次 Joey一个人吃了一只。。
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trick or treat,楼主要发糖？？？？？？？？？
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顺便问下
感恩节，加拿大放假吗
如果放的话，那就麻烦了
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收藏了，谢谢楼主分享！
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加拿大的感恩节是10月份...
那这次应该不放假吧..不很清楚
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oh thanks a lot
我的货款啊，什么时候可以付给我，该死的客户
为什么我会这样问，是因为我怕我的货款又要拖
工厂等钱用呢
加拿大电商昨天我把提单复件发给了客户，今天收到了他回信，如下： Dear Nicholas, please send all shipping documents. We will check B/L copy and we will reply ASAP. Thank you Best Regards ......................................... 加拿大电商刚从事这行半年，对电子行业不了解，自己整理了些，算是学习，供大家分享，也请大家补充。我毕竟是个文科生，对这方面知识严重欠缺。 DVD:英文全名是Digital Video Disk, 即数字视频光
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