感恩節(jié)食用火雞的由來(lái)
What is Thanksgiving and Why Do We Eat Turkey?

我打算解釋感恩節(jié)的由來(lái)以及為什么人們傾向于在感恩節(jié)吃火雞。當(dāng)然也包括解釋宗教如何影響感恩節(jié)以及加拿大人北美人如何慶祝感恩節(jié)的。
感恩節(jié)是一個(gè)感謝之前收獲的儀式
如果有人總結(jié)感恩節(jié)最重要的含義，那么感恩應(yīng)該是最首要的。這個(gè)定義占據(jù)了他所有的基礎(chǔ)要素。他刪除了首要感謝當(dāng)?shù)赜〉诎踩说乃枷耄恍┳诮淘匾脖粍h除了。需要感謝的只是對(duì)所有收獲到的升華，人們只是拍拍對(duì)方的背卻不是贊美神。

Here I intend to define Thanksgiving and then define why people tend to eat turkey at Thanksgiving. This also includes showing where religion comes into Thanksgiving and how the Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving as well as the North American people.
Thanksgiving is a thank you ceremony for the previous harvest
If one were to boil down the strictest meaning behind Thanksgiving then being thankful for the harvest is probably the strictest. This definition takes it back down to the absolute basics. It removes any ideas of the first Thanksgiving involving Native Americans and removes any idea of religion. The idea of being thankful is simply an appreciation for all the harvest has brought, where people pat each other on the back instead of praising a deity.
The date is also special because of the harvest festival, the Protestant Reformation and the collaboration with the Native Americans at the time. Even though the Native American side of it turned out badly in the end, it was a part of the first Thanksgiving and so is celebrated alongside the harvest and religious side to Thanksgiving.

Religion is deeply rooted in Thanksgiving宗教是深深扎根于感恩節(jié)
Where god comes into play regarding Thanksgiving comes from the “thankful” part of the day. People may ascribe their thanks to the people who grew the crops and raised the livestock; however, America was and still is a religious country. This means that when thanks is given it is given to a god. People give thanks for what they have received by thanking a god/deity.

Beer and fowl were at the first Thanksgiving啤酒和家禽是首先被感謝的
This is why Turkey is eaten at Thanksgiving. The fowl that was slaughtered was probably chicken or turkey, and since Americans tend to have turkey less frequently than chicken, it seems only fair that turkey be eaten at Thanksgiving. There is also the pragmatic side to the tradition. Back in the olden days when people had less money and resources, a large family meal with friends and such would call for a lot of food. There is more food on a turkey than on a number of chickens. The amount of food on a turkey would be too much for a regular gathering but just fine for a larger gathering.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving too
Few people know that when they define and celebrate Thanksgiving that the Canadians celebrate it too. Some consider Thanksgiving another tradition like Christmas which means it is just another holiday. But, it is a tradition and many people wish to hold up traditions even if they do not believe in the religious side or the historical side of it.#p#分頁(yè)標(biāo)題#e#

Turkey was part of the meal火雞只是菜單的一部分
William Bradford wrote about turkey hunts with the colonists, which added weight to the idea that the first Thanksgiving had turkey in it. Secondly, when Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday he had turkey on the menu which further secured its role in Thanksgiving. It again is a pragmatic food for people in large gatherings to eat on Thanksgiving.