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Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving
By Diaa Bekheet
Nov 5, 2006, 11:21 PST
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On the fourth Thursday of every November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Airports and roads are jammed. More than 40 million Americans travel from state to state to celebrate the holiday. On Thanksgiving Day, Americans give thanks for the blessings of the past year. They feast, celebrate, and play games.
One woman, Lisa Seligman, who is hosting a large thanksgiving dinner explains, "Everybody in the family: my two sisters, my two brothers and all of their families, we have the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and vegetables, all the cakes and pies after the turkey dinner. We usually eat kind of late. I think a lot of people here have their turkey dinner at around 3pm in the afternoon or so, earlier in the day. But we always have it a little later like 5pm or so, then dad watches the (American football) game."
In most of the United States, it would not be Thanksgiving dinner without turkey. Food warehouses offer a wide variety of turkey. Children especially love this delicious holiday food. "As a child, I just remember the turkey dinner Mom used to make," recalls Ms. Seligman. "That was kind of not traditional for the American way of Thanksgiving because mom would make her dressing from her Canadian type dressing from Newfoundland, so ours is always a little different."
The Internet is now jammed with a wide range of sites that offer the ultimate collection of tips, pointers, and suggestions to help you prepare a Thanksgiving feast, whether it is deep fry, roast, grill or smoking a turkey.
The biggest Thanksgiving celebration of all is the spectacular parade organized in New York City by Macy's, which bills itself as the world's largest department store. Many people brave the cold, the wind, and thousands of other spectators to attend the annual parade. Millions of others in the United States and around the world watch the parade on television. Giant balloons shaped like animals and cartoon characters float above the streets, and bands from high schools nationwide march in the parade.
Jeanne McFadden, Macy's Parade Executive in New York City during 2004, said, "...Macy's 74th Thanksgiving Day parade. It is going to be bigger and better than ever. We have 35 fabulous floats in the parade, including six brand new ones. One of the new floats," she says, "is a float that celebrates Hawaii's fabulous recreation of the gigantic seashell, topped with a flaming volcano and on board are Hawaiian dancers."
Ms. McFadden said that among the children's character balloons are Dudley the dragon, Barney the dinosaur, Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters mingled with oddities such as Mickey Mouse who will be carrying a 30-foot long baton. New balloons and characters taking place in the parade this week include Dragon Tale Cassie, and the Three Little Pigs.
The first parade started in 1927. Many of Macy's workers who emigrated from Europe had happy memories of holiday festivals in Europe. So they decided to hold a public celebration on Thanksgiving Day. Colorful parade marchers dressed up as cowboys, cowgirls, knights in armor, giants, and clowns. The parade always ends with the arrival of Santa Claus at Macy's on his own float. His arrival marks the start of the Christmas season.
Ms. Seligman says watching the parade has been part of her family tradition for years. "Santa comes down the street, that is the highlight. When we were kids we would watch the whole thing just to see Santa at the end, and now my kids do the same."
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关于第四个星期四为每年11月，美国人庆祝感恩节。 Airports and roads are jammed.机场和道路堵塞。 More than 40 million Americans travel from state to state to celebrate the holiday.超过40万美国人旅行各州，以庆祝节日。 On Thanksgiving Day, Americans give thanks for the blessings of the past year.在感恩节，美国人给的祝福感谢在过去的一年里。 They feast, celebrate, and play games.他们的节日，庆祝，和玩游戏。
One woman, Lisa Seligman, who is hosting a large thanksgiving dinner explains, "Everybody in the family: my two sisters, my two brothers and all of their families, we have the traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and vegetables, all the cakes and pies after the turkey dinner. We usually eat kind of late. I think a lot of people here have their turkey dinner at around 3pm in the afternoon or so, earlier in the day. But we always have it a little later like 5pm or so, then dad watches the (American football) game."一名女子，丽莎塞利格曼，谁是举办一个大型的感恩节晚餐解释说， “每个人都在家庭：我的两个姐姐，我的两个兄弟以及他们所有的家庭，我们有传统的火鸡，填料，土豆和蔬菜，所有的蛋糕和馅饼后，土耳其晚餐。我们通常吃种晚。我想很多人在这里有自己土耳其晚餐下午3:00左右在下午或如此，在今天早些时候。但是，我们总是有它有点像下午5时以后或这样，那么父亲的手表（美式足球）比赛。 “
In most of the United States, it would not be Thanksgiving dinner without turkey.在大多数的美国，也不是没有火鸡的感恩节晚餐。 Food warehouses offer a wide variety of turkey.粮食仓库提供种类繁多的土耳其。 Children especially love this delicious holiday food.儿童，尤其是喜欢这种美味的节日食品。 "As a child, I just remember the turkey dinner Mom used to make," recalls Ms. Seligman. “作为一个孩子，我只记得妈妈的土耳其晚餐用来制造回忆说： ”女士塞利格曼。 "That was kind of not traditional for the American way of Thanksgiving because mom would make her dressing from her Canadian type dressing from Newfoundland, so ours is always a little different." “这是一种没有传统的美国式的感恩，因为母亲将她从她的敷料敷料从加拿大纽芬兰类型，所以我们总是有些不同。 ”
The Internet is now jammed with a wide range of sites that offer the ultimate collection of tips, pointers, and suggestions to help you prepare a Thanksgiving feast, whether it is deep fry, roast, grill or smoking a turkey.互联网现在是塞满了各种各样的网站提供的最终收集技巧，三分球，和建议，以帮助您准备一份感恩的节日，无论是油炸，烤，烤或吸烟土耳其。
The biggest Thanksgiving celebration of all is the spectacular parade organized in New York City by Macy's, which bills itself as the world's largest department store.最大的感恩节庆祝活动的是壮观的游行组织在纽约市的Macy 's百货公司，这号称世界上最大的百货商店。 Many people brave the cold, the wind, and thousands of other spectators to attend the annual parade.许多人冒着严寒，风，以及成千上万的其他观众出席年度游行。 Millions of others in the United States and around the world watch the parade on television.几百万人在美国和世界各地的花车巡游在电视上。 Giant balloons shaped like animals and cartoon characters float above the streets, and bands from high schools nationwide march in the parade.巨型气球形状像动物和卡通人物花车上面的街道，并带从高中3月在全国巡游。
Jeanne McFadden, Macy's Parade Executive in New York City during 2004, said, "...Macy's 74th Thanksgiving Day parade. It is going to be bigger and better than ever. We have 35 fabulous floats in the parade, including six brand new ones. One of the new floats," she says, "is a float that celebrates Hawaii's fabulous recreation of the gigantic seashell, topped with a flaming volcano and on board are Hawaiian dancers."珍妮麦克法登，梅西游行执行在纽约市2004年期间，说： “ ...梅西74感恩节游行。这将是更大的，更好的比以往任何时候。我们已经35神话般的花车巡游，其中包括6个新的品牌。一个新的花车， “她说， ”是一个浮动的庆祝夏威夷的精彩娱乐的巨大海贝，超过了燃烧的火山，并在船上的夏威夷舞蹈。 “
Ms. McFadden said that among the children's character balloons are Dudley the dragon, Barney the dinosaur, Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters mingled with oddities such as Mickey Mouse who will be carrying a 30-foot long baton.麦克法登说，女士之间的儿童的性格气球达德利龙，巴尼恐龙，刺猬索尼克和其他字符混杂着自然风景，如米老鼠谁将携带一个30英尺长的接力棒。 New balloons and characters taking place in the parade this week include Dragon Tale Cassie, and the Three Little Pigs.新的气球和字符发生在游行本周包括龙故事王翠萍，以及三只小猪。
The first parade started in 1927.第一次游行开始于1927年。 Many of Macy's workers who emigrated from Europe had happy memories of holiday festivals in Europe.许多梅西工人谁移民来自欧洲的美好的记忆在欧洲度假的节日。 So they decided to hold a public celebration on Thanksgiving Day.因此，他们决定举行公开庆祝感恩节。 Colorful parade marchers dressed up as cowboys, cowgirls, knights in armor, giants, and clowns.七彩虹游行示威者打扮成牛仔，女牛仔，骑士的铠甲，大，和小丑。 The parade always ends with the arrival of Santa Claus at Macy's on his own float.游行结束时总是抵达圣诞老人在梅西对自己的自由浮动。 His arrival marks the start of the Christmas season.他的到来标志着开始的圣诞节。
Ms. Seligman says watching the parade has been part of her family tradition for years.塞利格曼女士说，看着游行一直是她的家人多年来的传统。 "Santa comes down the street, that is the highlight. When we were kids we would watch the whole thing just to see Santa at the end, and now my kids do the same." “圣诞老人归结街头，这是突出。当我们的孩子，我们将看整个事情只是为了看看圣年底，现在我的孩子们也这样做。 ”