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1、ThanksgivingDayGroupMembers英语0601班刘菊琴06101836英语0601班任婷06101840英语0601班宋仰凝06101842英语0601班田君06101843英语0601班王萌06101845英语0601班阴瑞06101852CultureandLanguageLanguageiscloselyrelatedtoculture.Languageexpressesandembodiesculturalreality.Ifweareindifferentcountr
2、ies,wemustknowtheircultures,thus,wecanusethelanguagefreely.Ontheotherhand,language,asaproductofculture,helpsperpetuatetheculture,andthechangesinlanguageusesreflecttheculturechangesinreturn.GeneralIdeaThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalH
3、olidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.ThanksgivingDayisaharvestfestival.Traditionally,itisatimetogivethanksfortheharvestandexpressgratitudeingeneral.ItisaholidaycelebratedprimarilyinCanadaandtheUnitedState
4、s.Whilereligiousinorigin,Thanksgivingisnowalsoidentifiedasasecularholiday.ThedateandlocationofthefirstThanksgivingcelebrationisatopicofmodestcontention.ThoughtheearliestattestedThanksgivingcelebrationwasonSeptember8,1565inwhatisnowSaintAugustine,Flori
5、da,thetraditional"firstThanksgiving"isveneratedashavingoccurredatthesiteofPlymouthPlantation,in1621.Today,ThanksgivingiscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovemberintheUnitedStatesandonthesecondMondayofOctoberinCanada.Thanksgivingdinnerisheldonthisday,usu
6、allyasagatheringoffamilymembersandfriends.Mostpeoplecelebratebygatheringathomewithfamilyorfriendsforaholidayfeast.Thoughtheholiday'soriginscanbetracedtoharvestfestivalswhichhavebeencelebratedinmanyculturessinceancienttimes,theAmericanholidayhasreligio
7、usundertonesrelatedtothedeliveranceoftheEnglishsettlersbyNativeAmericansaftertheharshwinteratPlymouth,Massachusetts.HistoryIn1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratempestuou
8、stwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth(普利茅斯）,Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）.Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswit
