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。在這個節日,感恩節大餐準備所有的禮品;家人聚集在一起,說話,而其他看遊戲或一個充滿朝聖者遊行,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的傳統。
你認為感恩節時想到什麼?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,後者已經成為大多數是感恩節。他們已經忘記了為什麼成立的那一天。它的意義逐漸惡化,現在幾乎完全失去了雲媒體炒作下,銷售宣傳、行銷策略和閃電戰商業化。
雖然許多熟悉的傳統表示原來的感恩節,是有幫助檢查它最先的目的。通過這樣做,將堅定的日子意義