Thanksgiving DayMade by:Xiaolong Jean November 01 2011

Thanksgiving

About Thanksgiving Day• 1.Know about how did thanksgiving day come out

• 2.What people eat during this festival.

• 3.What people will do to celebrate the special day

• 4.what we should do on the day

Thanksgiving should always be traced back to the origin of the history of the United States of the originator.

Thanksgiving Day is a unique American fesitval, which started in 1621, and in1863, President Lincoln to his position of national holiday and made each year the fourth Thurday of the November in the U.S. is the Thanksgiving Day!

The Backgrounds of Thanksgiving Day• In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims （朝圣者） , sailed

to America on the May flower （五月花） , seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.

• After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics.

• Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed.

Thanksgiving Day• Thanksgiving Day is the western

nation traditional holiday, at the appointed time has a vacation of three days, the reunion of the whole family . Date of Thanksgiving Day varies every year and several countries celebrate it in different time of the year.

Thanksgiving's traditional foods rich features. One of the most attractive dishes is roast turkey and pumpkin pie!

Food!

In addition, people at the table can also eat apples, orange, chestnut, walnuts , and grape, as well as meat pie, small cranberry sauceand so on.

Families are _________ .together

We have a __________dinner. big, special

We eat turkey （火鸡） ,

corn （玉米） ,

pumpkins （南瓜）

and cranberry sauce.

（酸果蔓酱）

How do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day

Family reunion and feasting

Everyone follows the custom of family dinner and reunion religiously every year.

Distances don't really matter as relatives drive down to be with their family. People beautify their homes and prepare a big dinner. Feasts are

usually held at home.

send Gifts and messages

It is a time to enjoy their favorite 'Roasted Turkey' with the family.

everyone special to you . Gifts like a tight-warm hug, a beautiful flower, a pretty Thank You card are OK. Do remember what really matters is the feelings the gift counts. People also send loving messages and warm wishes to their relatives and colleagues at work place, superiors and subordinates, near and dear ones.

People offer various meal time prayers during the day and go to church to do thanksgiving prayer

pray

paradeA royal parade will be

held ,Important features of the parade

are moving stands with specific themes, scenes from Broadway plays, large balloons of cartoon characters and TV personalities, and high school marching bands

We say ___________ for our mums.

thank you

We say ___________ for our teachers.thank you

We say ___________ for our friends.thank you

We say ___________ for our pets.thank you

We say _______ for_________________

we have.

thank you all the good things

What we should do on the day

• Say thanks to your family!

• Say thanks to your teachers!

• Say thanks to your friends!

• Say thanks to the strangers!

• Say thanks to everyone!

• and……

Griteful to those who reprimanded you ,because he contributed to your patience!

感激斥责你的人，因为她助长了你的定力！

Griteful to those who stamble you ,because he strengthens your ablity!

感激绊倒你的人，因为她强化了你的能力！

Griteful to those who stamble you ,because he strengthens your ablity!

感激绊倒你的人，因为她强化了你的能力！

Grateful to those who abandoned you ,because he taught you to be independed!

感激遗弃你的人，因为他教会了你独立！

Thank others

• Now you will see a short video, maybe it is not very interesting, but it has a significant meaning. And you will be educated and encouraged to thank, support and value people around you.

The End