自1941年起，感恩节是在每年11月的第四个星期四在这一天起将休假两天,，都要和自己的家人团聚,不管多忙都是如此。感恩节在每年11月22-28日之间,感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日。
【感恩节传统：许愿与感恩】
making a wish 许愿
does your family fight over the wishbone from the thanksgiving turkey? known as a "lucky break" the tradition of tugging on either end of a fowl's bone to win the larger piece and its accompanying "wish" dates back to the etruscans of 322 b.c. the romans brought the tradition with them when they conquered england and the english colonists carried the tradition on to america.
giving thanks 感恩
thanksgiving is about giving thanks for the people and blessings of the past year.
from pre-meal prayers to providing holiday meals to the homeless, the holiday is truly a celebration of praise and thanksgiving.
【感恩节火鸡的由来】
Of all the symbols of thanksgiving, the turkey is most familiar and widespread.
It is considered as the most famous exemplary might be due to its sharp features, bright hues and majestic appearance.
Turkey is a common breed and a native of northern Mexico and the eastern United States.
Now it is being raised in large numbers and some of the commonplace species that are popular are Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, and Bourbon Red.
Though there is no evidence that Turkey was available to the pilgrims, Massachusetts from where the practice originated, has a legend that it was served in the first Thanksgiving Dinner.
In a book written by the Pilgrim's Governor Bradford, he mentions of wild turkeys while another Pilgrim describes in a letter sent to England how the governor sent 'four men out fowling' who returned with turkeys, ducks and geese for the feast.
Though no accurate reports were found, a tale goes where turkey was their original choice but they could not find it. They cooked crow instead and served the local Indians.
As a part of tradition, turkey remains of central importance in the Thanksgiving menu surrounded by several other delicious dishes.
During the dinners, the family members may also utter a few lines of thanks or chant a special prayer.
首先熟悉一些鸡类的单词，在英语中被广为人知的turkey(火鸡)，我们为什么在感恩节吃火鸡?因为十月里的火鸡，膘肥体壮，“正是火鸡欲上时”。自然成为了人们的首选目标。
火鸡曾被哥伦布误认为是珍珠鸡。事实上，早在中世纪就有“印度鸡”这种叫法。但是“印度”在这里指的是阿比西亚，珍珠鸡在那里是野禽。
当哥伦布在墨西哥上岸，并相信自己到达的是印度时，他眼中的火鸡就无辜被叫成了“印度鸡”。所以后来“印度鸡”就成了火鸡的第一个正式说法。到了16世纪上半叶，火鸡才被欧洲人摆上餐桌。
拿火鸡做为感恩节的象征是再贴切不过了。因为火鸡在北美印第安人眼中象征着男子汉的力量与女人的繁殖能力。
【感恩节祝福语】
感谢阳光，用温暖呵护万物;感谢雨露，用柔情滋润天地;感谢季节，用风景灿烂眼眸;感谢岁月，用缘分连接你我。感恩节，怀感恩之心，为你送出祝福。
我的感谢，将为你驱散身边的寒冷，为你裹上层层的温暖，为你抵御刺骨的寒风，给你传递暖暖的幸福。感恩节快到了，愿你好事多，幸福多，心情快乐!
感谢清晨，给我们每一缕阳光，让心活的敞亮，感谢晴朗，给我们每一颗星光，让梦美的明亮，感谢每时每刻，给我你的时刻，让我的生活更加充满希望。
难过时，你的陪伴让我忘记忧伤;失意时，你的鼓舞让我鼓起勇气;开心时，你的笑容被我备感窝心;幸福时，我想把欢乐与你传递。感恩节，感谢有你!
感恩节：感谢给予生命的父母，感谢传授知识的老师，感谢陪伴成长的兄弟姐妹，感谢关爱问候的朋友，感谢伸出援手的路人，感谢收到短信时微笑的你!
当露珠滴落叶尖儿，当月光照亮湖水，当秋风拂过树叶，当铃声轻轻响起，其实感恩就在我们的心里，一个眼神，一个手势，一句问候，祝感恩节快乐!
感谢天，让我在茫茫人海遇到你;感谢地，让我在滚滚红尘认识你;感谢你，让我在漫漫旅途牵着你。感恩节就要到了，感谢一路有你，爱你从不改变。
只要我们时时怀着一颗感恩的心。爱情就会天长地久，事业就会马到成功，家庭就会美满幸福，身体就会健康平安。感谢周围所有的人。感恩节快乐!
