首页
登录
职称英语
No other holiday that is today widely observed in North America bas such a
No other holiday that is today widely observed in North America bas such a
游客
2023-11-22
45
管理
问题
No other holiday that is today widely observed in North America bas such a long and curious history as Thanksgiving.
Throughout the Bible, there are references to the Israelites setting apart days for special thanksgiving to the Lord. Such days were common in England before the reformation and afterwards figured in the lives of the Protestants. In 1872, February 27 was set aside as a day of thanksgiving for the Prince of Wales’ recovery from typhoid fever, for example.
But these were only days of thanksgiving. The real, distinctively American Thanksgiving Day is a legacy of the Pilgrims--the English colonists, led by separatists from the Church of England--who arrived in America in December 1620 aboard the Mayflower and founded Ply- mouth Colony.
During the winter after arriving in the New World, 47 of the 103 Mayflower passengers died, but the remainder did not lose hope. By spring, each family had a home, and all were planting grains they had brought with them and corn given them by friendly Wampanoag Indians. They were eating fish the Indians bad taught them how to net, along with wild game from the woods.
In gratitude for the plenteous harvest, Governor Bradford set aside December 13, 1621 (old style calendar) for feasting and celebration.
There was no specific day of thanksgiving set aside in 1622. But in 1623, Thanksgiving Day was so devoted to showing gratitude to God, rather than to social activity, that some authorities say it was the real beginning of Thanksgiving as we know it today. After the hard, severe winter of 1622 - 23, the Pilgrims planted seeds. Governor Bradford wrote that they hoped for a large crop, but suffered a drought from May till July.
After discussing the situation with the worried colonists, Governor Bradford ordered a day of prayer and fasting, during which the Pilgrims were to humble themselves before the Lord.
The crops were saved, and, after the harvest, "another solemn day was set apart for returning glory, honor and praise, with all thankfulness, to our Good God."
During the following years throughout New England, there were specific days of thanksgiving-sometimes once a year, sometimes twice. Sometimes a year was skipped. The part of the day spent in religious services varied, at least partially in keeping with the colonists’ and the preachers’ assessment of just how much they had to be thankful for at that particular time.
George Washington was inaugurated president of the United States on April 30, 1789, and a few months later issued his first proclamation. It had to do with Thanksgiving. In September, a few days before Congress adjourned, Rep. Elias Boudinot made a motion that the president be requested to recommend a day of prayer and thanksgiving for the many blessings of the Almighty God, and particularly for His allowing them to establish a government that would provide safety and happiness. The motion was carried, and President Washington proclaimed November 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. [br] In different parts of New England, Thanksgiving was celebrated in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______.
选项
A、once a year
B、twice a year
C、every other year
D、every three years
答案
D
解析
文章倒数第二段说在新英格兰的一些地方人们庆祝感恩节有时一年一次,有时一年两次,有时跳过一年,也就是两年一次,因此选D。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3208203.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]IamthankfultotheAmericanpeopleforthegreatprivilegeo
TheAmericansareahighly______people.Mostofthemliketotravelwhenevert
SanDiegoStateUniversity(SDSU)isamajorAmericanuniversity.Theunivers
Hisexpenditureonholidaysandluxuriesisratherhighin______tohisincome.
Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafest
Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafest
What’sthechangeinAmericanfamilyinthe21century?[br][originaltext]A
What’sthechangeinAmericanfamilyinthe21century?[br][originaltext]A
What’sthechangeinAmericanfamilyinthe21century?[br][originaltext]A
OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguage
随机试题
Alawyerfriendofminehasdevotedherselftotheserviceofhumanity.Her
[audioFiles]2013q2/audio_ezfm_001_201210[/audioFiles]Jo
[originaltext]Wouldyoutrustarobottoparkyourcar?Thequestionwillc
Anumberofscientificstudieshavefoundthattheamountofsugarweconsum
为应对灾难,X金融信息云服务提供商的数据存储系统将数据在异地站点保存,与公司的日
疼痛的临床分类中按疼痛程度分类是:A.急性、慢性 B.浅表、深部 C.头痛
目前酶免疫技术中应用较广、提纯较简便的酶是A.半乳糖苷酶 B.碱性磷酸酶 C
A
关于工业建筑疏散门,错误的是()。A.戊类昂库首层靠外墙外侧的疏散门可采用推
电信行业采用成本代理模型测算业务成本的原因是该模型()。A.测算的业务成本更准
最新回复
(
0
)