感恩節，在沒有在美國慶祝，是一個時間收集與家人和朋友表示感謝，對許多祝福享有的這些國家及其公民。然而，對許多人來說，它的意思是失去的。下面是小編收集的英語的感恩節介紹，歡迎大家閱讀參考!
【感恩節英語介紹】
Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in No rth America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks fo r the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens.
However, to many people, its meaning is lost. It has become simply another day fo r huge meals, dinner parties, get-togethers o r reunions. What does Thanksgiving mean to you?
Turkey dinners, cranberries, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and family gatherings—these are all commonly associated with most Americans and Canadians yearly celebration of giving thanks—Thanksgiving Day!
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—o r is it merely one of eating, partying o r watching football?
Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have fo rgotten why the day was established.
Its meaning has slowly deterio rated, and is now almost completely lost under a cloud of media hype, sales pitches, marketing tactics and blitz commercialism.
While many are familiar with the traditional representation of the o riginal Thanksgiving, it is helpful to examine the purpose fo r which it was first celebrated. By doing this, the days meaning will be firmly established.
【感恩節的美味食物】
感恩節(Thanksgiving Day)在北美屬於一個特別大的節日，特別是對於加拿大人和美國人來說，這個節日特別重要，即使遠在異鄉的人也都要在節日前趕回去與家人團聚，共慶佳節。不過，加拿大的感恩節和美國的感恩節不在同一天，加拿大的'感恩節是在每年10月的第2個星期一，而美國則是在11月的最後一個星期四。
為什麼叫感恩節呢?追根溯源，感恩節是和美洲古代的印第安人有關，特別是和玉米的種植有十分密切的關係。1620年9月6日，一批英國清教徒難以忍受宗教的迫害，搭乘“五月花號”木船駛往美洲。他們在疲勞、飢餓、寒冷和疾病的襲擊下在大西洋上漂泊了65天，最後到達北美殖民地的普利茅斯。
當時正值冬季，氣候嚴寒，田野寂寥。當地印第安人慷慨地拿出貯藏越冬的玉米和土豆，送去獵獲的野鴨和火雞。春天來了，印第安人教他們種植玉米和南瓜，飼養火雞。白人移民和印第安人建立了親密的友誼。
這年秋季玉米豐收，移民們舉行了豐盛的感恩會，用烤火雞和玉米糕點款待印第安人。印第安人帶著各種玉米制品、烤火雞、南瓜餡餅、野葡萄以及玉米酒漿等參加晚會，人們歡唱歌舞，通宵達旦。
以後在每年玉米收穫後的11月底，定居在這裡的白人移民都要舉行感恩會，家家烤火雞，烹製玉米食品，款待印第安人。長此以往，這種感恩會就成為一種慣例。
食物在感恩節扮演著非常重要的角色。感恩節特色食物有烤火雞、南瓜餡餅和土豆泥，當然還有很多食物，但是這三種食物最具代表性。
人人都贊成感恩節大餐必需以烤火雞為主菜。火雞在烘烤時要以麵包作填料以吸收從中流出來的美味汁液，但烹飪技術常因家庭和地區的不同而各異，應用什麼填料也就很難求得一致。
感恩節購物已經成為了美國人的習俗。從感恩節到聖誕節這一個月，美國零售業總銷售額能佔到全年的1/3強，是各個商家傳統的打折促銷旺季。瘋狂的購物月從感恩節的次日(星期五)開始，這一天即被稱為Black Friday(黑色星期五)。
之所以叫這個名字，據說是因為週五這天一大早，所有人都要摸著黑衝到商場排隊買便宜貨，這種行為有個非常形象的說法，叫Early Bird(早起的鳥兒)。在外國“感恩節”和中國的春節一樣重要!
每年一度的總統放生火雞儀式始於1947年杜魯門總統當政時期，但實際上這個傳統儀式可以追溯到美國內戰林肯總統當政的時期。1863年的一天，林肯的兒子泰德突然闖入內閣會議請求赦免一隻名叫傑克的寵物火雞，因為這隻被送進白宮的火雞，即將成為人們的感恩節大餐。
