2005年11月24日星期四

今天是感恩节 :)

忽然收到一条短信,我才知道今天是美国的感恩节啊。
先说一说感恩节的来历吧:(其实大家都知道的。)


11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日,也是美国人合家欢聚的节日,因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。

感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。1620年,著名的“五月花”号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102人到达美洲。1620年和1621年之交的冬天,他们遇到了难以想象的困难,处在饥寒交迫之中,冬天过去时,活下来的移民只有50来人。这时,心地善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品,还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人的帮助下,移民们终于获得了丰收,在欢庆丰收的日子,按照宗教传统习俗,移民规定了感谢上帝的日子,并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助,邀请他们一同庆祝节日。

在第一个感恩节的这一天,印第安人和移民欢聚一堂,他们在黎明时鸣放礼炮,列队走进一间用作教堂的屋子,虔诚地向上帝表达谢意,然后点起篝火举行盛大宴会。第二天和第三天又举行了摔交、赛跑、唱歌、跳舞等活动。第一个感恩节非常成功。其中许多庆祝方式流传了300多年,一直保留到今天。

初时感恩节没有固定日期,由各州临时决定,直到美国独立后,感恩节才成为全国性的节日。

每逢感恩节这一天,美国举国上下热闹非常,人们按照习俗前往教堂做感恩祈祷,城乡市镇到处都有化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等。劳燕分飞了一年的亲人们也会从天南海北归来,一家人团团圆圆,品尝美味的感恩节火鸡。

感恩节的食品富有传统特色。火鸡是感恩节的传统主菜,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,由男主人用刀切成薄片分给大家。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。

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。


既然今天是感恩节,我来说说自己的感谢:
首先感谢父亲母亲,感谢你们的辛苦劳动,供我这个不争气的儿子上学和生活;
感谢家人,亲戚朋友对我的关心,感谢你们对我的信任。尽管我并不总是很听话,但是你们总是给予我最大的信任和自由;
感谢以前的同学,感谢你们在我过去的学习生活中给我的支持;
感谢现在的同学,感谢你们让我明白了许多我以前不知道的快乐;
Special Thanks to my friends below:
Thanks to 田田和广丰, you make me feel like I regain the freedom and the pleasures in high school.

Thanks to former 322 guys, you are now and will forever be my best bros. Thank you for your help and encourage.

Thanks to 香香, I have had a very good time in summer holiday here, for you have prepared everything for me, and never blame my naive.

Thanks to zl,NB,山贼, you're my fellows who helped me a lot on my computer skills. But I am a poor learner, and always make a lot of mistakes.

Thanks to JY, you're my best friend always! And thank you for your care about me. You know I am the guy never grown up.

Thanks to Shirley, thank you, just thank you! I can't count the things that you have done for me, which I don't know how to reward . And your encourage can always remind me that I still have a lot to do to be better.

Thanks to my teacher wang, and gu, you helped me a lot in my high school years, and continue helping me, now. I don't konw how to express my thanks well.

Thanks to my former classmate 民, thank you, you never forget I am a little brother of yours.

Thanks to How 和 猫猫, I am a lazy boy, and you are always back me up when I need you, but I seldom give you my appreciation.

Thanks to 兔子, you introduced me into linux, and showed me a whole new world which full of discovery and exploration. And your good astronomy sence is always my best helper. You're the one that I can trust most, except for your poor memory. :)

Thanks to urania, the muse of astronomy, you are always the one who's the best for your intelligence and specialty.

Thanks to rjxie, 老大, sorry that I haven't give you any calls and sms, and thank you, you never forget to give me your trust.

另外,还要感谢以下一些我没有见过的朋友:

Thanks to , 你在我心中是一个开源软件的未来明星。是比我大一岁的老师。尽管我们从未谋面,但是我感觉到,要是我们是同学,我们一定是最谈得来的朋友。
Thanks to the guy who contribute to GNU and Linux esp. Fedora, for your hard work, your openness, and your belief to give, I can now freely use my OS and post weblogs in such a convenient way!
Thanks to others who have helped me directly and indirectly, sincerely.

(如果有遗漏,我会尽快补上,我的记性有时的确很坏。请原谅。)

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