有關感恩節的資料（中英文）

Thanksgiving Day was the holiday which North America was in sole possession of, the beginning in 1621. In 1863, American President Lincoln decided as it the national holiday, and stipulation every year November fourth Thursday for US'S Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day has four days vacations. Is borrowing the long vacation, very many people can hurry back the family to celebrate the festival, therefore, the American Thanksgiving Day lively degree is not inferior to Chinese the Midautumn Festival.

At the beginning of 17th century, England's Puritan encounter the persecution. In September, 1620, 102 Puritan mounted "in May flower" the sailing ship, arrived US'S plymouth port on December 26, the preparation started the new life. However, these immigrations basic are ill should the local environment, after the first year winter passes, only some 50 people fortunately survive. The second year spring, the local Indian gives them very many essential items, and how the church do they cultivate on this land. This year autumn, the immigrants have obtained bumper crop, at the end of November, the immigrants please come the Indian to share the corn, the pumpkin, the turkey and so on the delicacies which manufactures, thank their help, thank God to grant bumper crop. From now on, Thanksgiving Day turned US'S fixed holiday.

感恩節是北美洲獨有的節日，始於1621年。1863年，美國總統林肯將它定為國家假日，並且規定每年11月的第四個星期四為美國的感恩節。感恩節有四天假期。借著長假，很多人都會趕回家慶祝佳節，所以，美國感恩節的熱鬧程度絕不亞於中國的中秋節。

17世紀初，英國的清教徒遭到迫害。1620年9月，102名清教徒登上“五月花”號帆船，於12月26日到達了美國的普利茅斯港，準備開始新的生活。然而，這些移民根本不適應當地環境，第壹年冬天過後，只有50人幸存。第二年春天，當地印第安人送給他們很多必需品，並教會他們如何在這塊土地上耕作。這壹年秋天，移民們獲得了大豐收，11月底，移民們請來印第安人***享玉米、南瓜、火雞等制作成的佳肴，感謝他們的幫助，感謝上帝賜予了壹個大豐收。自此，感恩節變成了美國的固定節日。