TherearemanymythsandmisconceptionssurroundingthepeopleresponsiblefortheAmericanThanksgivingtradition.Contrarytopopularopinion,thePilgrimsdidn'twearbucklesontheirshoesorhats.Theyweren'tteetotalers,either.Theysmokedtobaccoanddrankbeer.And,mostimportantly,theirfirstharvestfestivalandsubsequent"thanksgivings"weren'theldtothankthelocalnativesforsavingtheirlives.

人們對(duì)與美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日“感恩節(jié)”有關(guān)的故事、人物等一直存在各種誤解和迷思。與主流觀點(diǎn)不同，清教徒(Pilgrim)并不會(huì)穿戴系有紐扣的鞋和帽子。他們也不會(huì)禁酒，反而吸煙喝酒一樣沒(méi)少。最重要的一點(diǎn)，清教徒們的第一次收獲與由此而來(lái)的“感恩”，與當(dāng)?shù)赜〉诎踩顺鍪窒嗑纫稽c(diǎn)關(guān)系也沒(méi)有。

DoyouknowtherearepublicschoolsinAmericatodayactuallyteachingthat?Sometextbooks,intheirdiscomfortwithopendiscussionsofChristianity,sayasmuch.Idaresuggestmostparentstodayknowlittlemoreaboutthishistorythantheirchildren.

你知道嗎?如今仍有許多公立學(xué)校還在用錯(cuò)誤的內(nèi)容教授感恩節(jié)。有些課本也同樣大肆談?wù)摶�督精神，令人感到不適。我敢打賭，許多家長(zhǎng)對(duì)歷史的了解就跟對(duì)孩子一樣知之甚少。

Yet,thereisnowaytospanorcethespiritualfromthecelebrationofThanksgiving?atleastnotthewaythePilgrimsenvisionedit,atraditiondatingbacktotheancientHebrewsandtheirfeastsofSuccothandPassover.

不過(guò)，要把慶祝感恩節(jié)的精神從感恩節(jié)本身分離出來(lái)，那是不可能的??至少同清教徒當(dāng)初預(yù)想的不同。這一傳統(tǒng)要追溯到古希伯來(lái)人時(shí)期，同他們的住棚節(jié)(Succoth)和逾越節(jié)(Passover)有關(guān)。

ThePilgrimscametoAmericaforonereason?toformaseparatecommunityinwhichtheycouldworshipGodastheysawfit.TheyhadfledEnglandbecauseKingJamesIwaspersecutingthosewhodidnotrecognizetheChurchofEngland'sabsolutecivilandspiritualauthority.

清教徒之所以來(lái)美國(guó)，是為了建立一個(gè)與世隔絕的社會(huì)，教徒們可以在這個(gè)社會(huì)朝圣他們認(rèn)為可以稱(chēng)之為上帝的神。由于詹姆斯一世(KingJamesI)迫害那些不認(rèn)同把英國(guó)國(guó)教作為國(guó)家公民和精神至高無(wú)上權(quán)威的人，因此清教徒們從英國(guó)逃離了出來(lái)。手抄報(bào)版面設(shè)計(jì)邊框圖案內(nèi)容

Onthetwo-monthjourneyof1620,WilliamBradfordandtheotherelderswroteanextraordinarycharter?theMayflowerCompact.Whywasitextraordinary?Becauseitestablishedjustandequallawsforallmembersoftheirnewcommunity?believersandnon-believersalike.Wheredidtheygetsuchrevolutionaryide