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(jié),美國慶祝并不僅僅是一個時間收集與家人和朋友感謝佛r這些國家及其公民享有的祝福。然而,對許多人來說,它的意義。它已成為只是另一天佛r大餐,晚餐聚會,聚會o r團聚。感恩節(jié)是什么意思嗎?
土耳其晚餐、小紅莓、蜜汁番薯,餡,土豆泥,南瓜餡餅和家庭gatherings-these一般都是與大多數(shù)美國人和加拿大人每年慶祝給thanks-Thanksgiving的一天!
在美國,感恩節(jié)是在十一月的第四個星期四。在加拿大,它是在十月的第二個星期一。在這個節(jié)日,感恩節(jié)大餐準備所有的禮品;家人聚集在一起,說話的時候,當別人看游戲o r游行擠滿了朝圣者,印第安人和其他殖民地的人物。一些家庭甚至有自己的每年感恩節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)。
你認為感恩節(jié)時想到什么?你照片的感激對God-o r是它只是一個吃飯,聚會o r看足球?
可悲的是,后者已經(jīng)成為大多數(shù)是感恩節(jié)。他們有fo rgotten為什么成立的那一天。它的意義已經(jīng)慢慢deterio評級,現(xiàn)在幾乎完全失去了云媒體炒作下,銷售宣傳、營銷策略和閃電戰(zhàn)商業(yè)化。
雖然許多熟悉的傳統(tǒng)表示o riginal感恩節(jié),它有助于檢查它最先的目的fo r。通過這樣做,將堅定的日子意義。
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