Thanksgiving
感恩节
gǎn'ēnjié

Thanksgiving is celebrated on second Monday in October in Canada and the fourth Thursday in November in the USA. The origins of Thanksgiving are disputed but the first attested thanksgiving was on September 8, 1565. The traditional "first Thanksgiving” is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621. The pilgrims left England on the Mayflower in search of religious freedom after breaking away from the Church of England. They landed at Plymouth Rock on December 21, 1620. The pilgrims first winter was riddled with difficulties including starvation and lack of shelter. An Indian who had been to Europe as a slave and escaped back to America named Squanto taught the pilgrims how to farm corn, catch fish, and make other necessary items. With Squanto’s teachings the pilgrims had their first successful harvest in 1621. They then gathered Squanto and about 90 other Wampanoag Indians in a celebration of food and feasting.
Thanksgiving is usually celebrated together with family, friends, and food. The food that is traditionally eaten turkey, along with ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, pumpkin pie, and cranberry sauce. In the USA there are numerous football games on Thanksgiving Day to watch after eating too much at dinner.

感恩节在加拿大是10月的第二个星期一，而在美国则是11月的第四个星期四。感恩节的起源是有争议的，但第一个经证实的感恩节是在1565年9月8日。传统意义上的“第一次感恩节”被认为是发生在1621年的普利茅斯种植园。摆脱英格兰教会后的一群清教徒，搭乘五月花号货轮离开了英国，去寻求宗教信仰上的自由。清教徒们于1620年12月21号在普利茅斯石上岸，在那他们艰难地渡过了一个缺少食物和住所的冬季。幸运的是，一个曾在欧洲做过奴隶又逃回美国的名叫斯匡托（Squanto）的印第安人教会了清教徒们如何耕种玉米，捕鱼，还有其他必要的技能。1621年，在斯匡托的教导下清教徒们获得了第一次大丰收。于是，他们和斯匡托以及大约90万帕诺亚格印第安人一起用盛宴庆祝他们的丰收。
感恩节通常是同家人，朋友和食物一起庆祝的。传统食俗是吃火鸡，还有火腿，土豆泥，红薯，玉米，南瓜馅饼和红莓酱。在美国，感恩节这天饱餐之后会有很多的足球比赛可以观看。