A list of
new words
1) roast
turkey - жареная индейка
2)
cranberry sauce - клюквенный соус
3) sweet
potatoes - батат (сладкий картофель)
4) tasty things -
вкусные продукты (блюда)
5) to land
at the Eastern coast - причаливать
на восточное побережье
6) corn - кукуруза
7)the
settlers - поселенцы
8) to grow rich crops - вырастить богатый урожай
9) traditional national dish - традиционное национальное
блюдо
10)heartily thanked - сердечно отблагодарены
12) annual - ежегодный
13) native
people - местные жители
Thanksgiving
Day is a traditional national holiday in the USA and some other English
speaking countries. It has become a tradition with Americans to get together on
this day. As a rule, all the members of the family have a great holiday dinner
in one house. The Americans, especially children, like this holiday very
much because they eat roast turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and many
other tasty things.
The story of this national holiday is the following.
Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621 when the first people from England
came to America. They came on the ship called The Mayflower and landed at the
Eastern coast of America in November.
That winter was very cold, and more than half of the English
settlers died of cold and hunger. The native people, the Indians, came to help
the English. They gave them some corn, which the settlers planted in spring.
They worked hard to grow rich crops. And in Autumn they gathered a good crop.
So they decided to thank the Indians and to grow rich crops. The Indians were
invited to the festival, and they were heartily thanked by the English.
There was a roast turkey, cranberry sauce and many other
tasty things on the dinner table.
Since that time, the fourth Thursday of November has been
Thanksgiving Day. And the roast turkey has become a traditional national dish.
On this day Americans enjoy their holiday dinner, thank each other and wish
each other a happy Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Day in Australia
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Australia.
Thanksgiving Day in Canada
Thanksgiving
is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks for the harvest. It’s
celebrated on the second Monday in October.
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