In sixteen twenty-one, a big celebration took place at Plymouth Colony in what is now the state of Massachusetts. European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle.
1621年,一场盛大的庆典发生在现为马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯殖民地。在经过一个冬天的挣扎后,被称为清教徒的欧洲移民们正庆祝他们的秋收。
Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is often called the nation's first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in eighteen sixty-three during the Civil War.
其他殖民者早先就举行了感恩仪式。但这些清教徒为期三天的庆祝通常被称为美国首个感恩节。1863年,美国内战期间,林肯总统宣布其为全国性节日。
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