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 or 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—or is it merely one of eating, partying or watching football?

　　Sadly, the latter is what Thanksgiving has become to most. They have forgotten why the day was established. Its meaning has slowly deteriorated, 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 original Thanksgiving, it is helpful to examine the purpose for which it was first celebrated. By doing this, the days meaning will be firmly established

　　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(zhǔn)備所有的禮品;家人聚集在一起,說話,而其他看游戲或一個充滿朝圣者游行,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(rèn)為感恩節(jié)時想到什么?你照片的感激對上帝或者它僅僅是吃飯,聚會或者看足球嗎?

　　可悲的是,后者已經(jīng)成為大多數(shù)是感恩節(jié)。他們已經(jīng)忘記了為什么成立的那一天。它的意義逐漸惡化,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)表示原來的感恩節(jié),是有幫助檢查它最先的目的。通過這樣做,將堅(jiān)定的日子意義