1、感恩節（Thanksgiving Day），西方傳統節日，是美國人民獨創的一個節日，也是美國人閤家歡聚的節日。 初時感恩節沒有固定日期，由美國各州臨時決定。直到美國獨立後的1863年，林肯總統宣佈感恩節為全國性節日。1941年，美國國會正式將每年11月第四個星期四定為“感恩節”。感恩節假期一般會從星期四持續到星期天。
2、1879年加拿大議會宣稱11月6日是感恩節和全國性的假日。在隨後的年代，感恩節的日期改變了多次，直到在1957年1月31日，加拿大議會宣佈每年十月的第二個星期一為感恩節。
3、除了美國、加拿大，世界上還有埃及、希臘等國家有自己獨特的感恩節，但英國、法國等歐洲國家卻與感恩節絕緣。也有學者倡議設立“中華感恩節”，以弘揚傳統文化。
Thanksgiving Day is coming soon, it is on the fourth Thursday in December. Thanksgiving Day is very popular in western country, on that day, people will make a big turkey to eat. The day is to in honor of Indian peoples great kindness. A long time ago, some puritans took the boat May Flower to Americafor freedom, but they suffered from starvation and illness, the Indian people helped them, gave them food and treat them. The puritan planted something, they were eager to have good harvest, at last, they got it and felt very grateful to God and the Indian people, so they decided to make a day to remember this and show gratitude.
感恩節就要來了，在十一月的第四個星期天。感恩節在西方很流行，在那天，人們烤火雞來吃。這個節日是為了紀念印第安人們的友好。很久以前，一些清教 徒乘著“五月花”號船去美國尋求自由，但是他們遭遇飢餓和疾病，印第安人們幫助了他們，提供他們食物並治療他們。清教徒播種，希望有好的豐收，最後，他們 得到了好的豐收，很感激上帝和印第安人，所以他們決定定一個日子來記住這些並表示感謝。
1、感恩節來歷
Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
感恩節是美國國定假日中最地道、最美國式的節日，而且它和早期美國曆史最為密切相關。
In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1620年，一些朝聖者(或稱為清教徒)乘坐五月花號船去美國尋求宗教自由。他們在海上顛簸折騰了兩個月之後，終於在酷寒的十一月裡，在現在的馬薩諸塞州的普里茅斯登陸。
During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.
在第一個冬天，半數以上的移民都死於飢餓和傳染病，所以大家決定要選一個日子來感謝上帝的恩典。
Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.
多年以後，美國總統宣佈每年十一月的第四個星期四為感恩節。感恩節慶祝活動便定在這一天，直到如今。
2、感恩節簡單介紹
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. On the dinner table, people will find chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash.
感恩節慶祝模式許多年來從未改變。人們在餐桌上可以吃到栗子、胡桃和葡萄，還有葡萄乾布丁、碎肉餡餅、各種其它食物以及紅莓苔汁和鮮果汁。
The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
其中最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火雞和番瓜餡餅，這些菜一直是感恩節中最富於傳統意義和最受人喜愛的食品。
Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.
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，但烹飪技藝常因家庭和地區的不同而各異，應用什么填料也就很難求得一致。
Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year s bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.
今天的感恩節是一個不折不扣的國定假日。在這一天，具有各種信仰和各種背景的美國人，共同為他們一年來所受到的上蒼的恩典表示感謝，虔誠地祈求上帝繼續賜福。