感恩节和圣诞节.ppt

感恩节是美国人的一个重要节日。每年１１月的第四个星期四，美国家庭都要举行丰盛的感恩宴。最常见的传统食品有火鸡、南瓜馅饼和玉米面做的印第安布丁。一些美国人在这一天或举家出游，或探亲友。感恩节期间，美国城乡都要举行化装游行、戏剧表演和射击、打靶等体育比赛。同时人们也会给身边的穷人分享火鸡。 Thanksgiving Day is an important holiday for Americans. Each year in November, the fourth Thursday, the United States to have a good family Thanksgiving feast. The most common traditional food is Indian pudding with Turkey, pumpkin pie and corn flour. Some Americans on this day or family travel, or visit relatives and friends. During Thanksgiving, USA in urban and rural areas have held costume parades, theatrical performances and shooting, shooting sports etc.. At the same time, people will give the poor to share the turkey. The origin of Thanksgiving 感恩节起源于马萨诸塞普利茅斯的早期移民。他们不满意当时的宗教改革就远迁别的大陆。这样人们就有了自由信仰。为了纪念这一天。他们认为这是上帝的功劳，就把这天定为感恩节。 Thanksgiving Day originated in the early settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were not satisfied with the reform of the religion of the time to move on to other continents. So that people have the freedom to believe in. To commemorate this day. They thought it was Gods work, and it was a Thanksgiving Day. 感恩节的食品主要火鸡，通常是把火鸡肚子里塞上各种调料和拌好的食品，然后整只烤出，由男主人用刀切成片分给大家。此外，感恩节的传统食品还有甜山芋、玉蜀黍、南瓜饼、红莓苔子果酱等 。 Thanksgiving food is the main Turkey, usually a turkey stuffed with a variety of spices and mixed with good food, and then the whole roast, by the man with a knife cut into pieces to everyone. In addition, the traditional Thanksgiving foods are sweet potato, corn, pumpkin pie, cranberry jam etc.. 感恩节宴会后，人们有时会做些传统游戏，比如南瓜赛跑是比赛者用一把小勺推着南瓜跑，规则是不能用手碰南瓜，先到终点者获胜。比赛用的勺子越小，游戏就越有意思。? ?多少年来，庆祝感恩节的习俗代代相传，无论在岩石嶙峋的西海岸还是在风光旖旎的夏威夷，人们几乎在以同样的方式欢度感恩节，感恩节是不论何种信仰、何种民族的美国人都庆祝的传统节日。 平安夜指12月24日晚，是圣诞夜的意思，英语叫Christmas Eve（圣诞前夕，圣诞前夜），平安夜也用来表示圣诞节前一天。巧得很，和中国民间的“扫尘节”一样（夏历12月24日，在全国大部分地区的家庭里都要扫尘，“尘”和“陈”谐音，“扫尘”因而有“除旧”的意思），在旧时的欧洲，平安夜也是扫尘的日子。这一天尤其对农村的父母来说，是非常辛劳的一天。他们要为圣诞节和新年做许许多多事情：忙地里活、照料牲口、擦地板、洗厨具、烤圣诞鹅、做蛋糕、布置圣诞树、张罗圣诞礼物…… 圣诞老人传说原本是一个战士骑着他的八角马。在世界各地游荡。除恶扬善。到处分发礼物。后来就演变成了现在的圣诞老人。 Santa Claus legend