高中生介绍感恩节英语作文
2018-09-26thanksgivingisaholidaycelebratedinmuchofnorthamerica,generallyobservedasanexpressionofgratitude,usuallytogod.themostcommonviewofitsoriginisthatitwastogivethankstogodforthebountyoftheautumnharvest.intheunitedstates,theholidayiscelebratedonthefourththursdayinnovember.incanada,wheretheharvestgenerallyendsearlierintheyear,theholidayiscelebratedonthesecondmondayinoctober,whichisobservedascolumbusdayorprotestedasindigenouspeoplesdayintheunitedstates.thanksgivingistraditionallycelebratedwithafeastsharedamongfriendsandfamily.intheunitedstates,itisanimportantfamilyholiday,andpeopleoftentravelacrossthecountrytobewithfamilymembersfortheholiday.thethanksgivingholidayisgenerallya"four-day"weekendintheunitedstates,inwhichamericansaregiventherelevantthursdayandfridayoff.thanksgivingisalmostentirelycelebratedathome,unlikethefourthofjulyorchristmas,whichareassociatedwithavarietyofsharedpublicexperiences(fireworks,caroling,etc.)感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。
1620年,著名的五月花号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102人到达美洲。
1620年和1621年之交的冬天,他们遇到了难以想象的困难,处在饥寒交迫之中,冬天过去时,活下来的移民只有50来人。
这时,心地善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品,还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。
在印第安人的帮助下,移民们终于获得了丰收,在欢庆丰收的日子,按照宗教传统习俗,移民规定了感谢上帝的日子,并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助,邀请他们一同庆祝节日。
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