感恩節(jié),全民大餐 (1/2)
來(lái)源:滬江聽(tīng)寫酷
2011-11-25 22:00
概述:感恩節(jié)和它背后的故事。
Hints:
Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts
Pilgrims
President Abraham Lincoln
the Civil War
the United States Census Bureau
Minnesota
翻譯: 龍貓08
校對(duì):OFELIA1030
組長(zhǎng): 李奇亮
答疑: 凌云飛雪
In 1621, a big celebration took place at Plymouth Colony in what is now the state of Massachusetts. European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle.
Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is of…
1621年,馬薩諸塞州現(xiàn)轄的普利茅斯殖民地舉行了一場(chǎng)盛大的慶祝活動(dòng)。在經(jīng)歷苦苦掙扎的一個(gè)冬天后,被稱為“最初的移民”的歐洲殖民者正在慶祝他們的秋收。
其他殖民地居民在更早的時(shí)候舉行了感恩儀式,但是新移民為期三天的歡慶通常被認(rèn)為是美國(guó)的首個(gè)感恩節(jié)。在1863年內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時(shí)期,亞伯拉罕?林肯總統(tǒng)宣布感恩節(jié)為全國(guó)性節(jié)…