感恩节手抄报英文.doc

感恩节手抄报英文 Thanksgi vi ng Day i s t he most t r ul y Amer i can of the nat i onal Hol i days i n t he Uni t ed St at es and is most cl osel y connect ed wi t h the ear l i est hi st or y of t he count r y. In 1620, t he set t l er s, or Pi l gr i ms, t hey sai l ed t o Amer i ca on t he May fl ower, seeki ng a pl ace wher e t hey coul d have fr eedom of wor shi p. Af t er a t empest uous t wo- mont h voyage t hey l anded at i n i cy November, what i s now Pl ymout h, Massachuset t s. Dur i ng t hei r fi r st wi nt er, over hal f of t he set t l er s di ed of st ar vat i on or epi demi cs. Those who sur vi ved began sowi ng i n t he fi r st spr i ng. Al l summer l ong t hey wai t ed for t he har vest s wi t h gr eat anxi et y, knowi ng t hat t hei r li ves and t he fut ur e exi st ence of t he col ony depended on t i ng har vest . Fi nal l y t he fi el ds pr oduced a yi el d ri ch beyond expect at i ons. And t her ef or e it was deci ded t hat a day of thanksgi vi ng t o t he Lor d be fi xed. Year s lat er, Pr esi dent of the Uni t ed St at es pr ocl ai med the four t h Thur sday of November as Thanksgi vi ng Day ever y year. The cel ebr at i on of Thanksgi vi ng Day has been obser ved on t hat dat e unt i l t oday. The pat t er n of the Thanksgi vi ng cel ebr at i on has never changed t hr ough t he year s. The bi g fami l y di nner i s pl anned mont hs ahead. On t he di nner tab