少兒英語在線輔導

　　1676年6月20日，馬薩諸塞州的查爾斯頓政府委員會召開了一次會議，討論如何才能最好表達對主的謝意：主賜予他們好運，庇佑他們安全地建立了他們的邦聯(lián)。經(jīng)過意見不統(tǒng)一的投票，由書記愛德華.勞森宣布6月29日為當年的感恩節(jié)。值得注意的是，因此次慶典在一定程度上是殖民者對戰(zhàn)勝"野蠻的土著人"的慶祝，故印第安人極有可能未參加此次慶典。

　　October of 1777 marked the first time that all 13 colonies joined in a thanksgiving celebration. It also commemorated the patriotic victory over the British at Saratoga. But it was a one-time affair.

　　1777年10月，13個殖民地第一次聯(lián)合舉辦了感恩節(jié)慶典，這也是對薩拉托加一役中戰(zhàn)勝英國人所取得的愛國主義的勝利的紀念。但只舉行了這一年。

　　George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789, although some were opposed to it. There was discord among the colonies, many feeling the hardships of a few Pilgrims did not warrant a national holiday. And later, President Thomas Jefferson scoffed at the idea of having a day of thanksgiving.