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Both the United States and Canada celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday.
美國和加拿大都會慶祝感恩節。
The holiday began as a harvest festival.
這個節日一開始是一個慶祝豐收的節日。
People were thankful for a good harvest and for the blessings of the year.
當時人們是對豐收以及一整年的賜福表示感恩。
Today, thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada
現如今，在加拿大，感恩節是在十月的第二個周一來慶祝，
and the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
而美國則是在十一月的第四個周四。
Families gather to talk and eat.
家人會聚在一起聊天，吃飯。
They also share things that they are thankful for.
他們還會分享自己所感謝的事情。
Traditional foods are a large part of the Thanksgiving celebration.
傳統食物是感恩節慶祝的重要部分。
It takes one or two days to prepare all the food for the meal!
準備所有的食物要花一到兩天的時間。
Favorite Thanksgiving foods for Americans and Canadians include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, corn, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.
美國人和加拿大人最喜歡的感恩節食物包括：火雞、填料、白薯、玉米、土豆泥以及蔓越莓醬。
Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal.
許多人會在餐后端上派來當作甜點。
Pumpkin is the most popular pie flavor, but pecan and apple are also common.
南瓜口味的派是最受歡迎的，不過胡桃和蘋果口味的也很常見。
Another tradition on Thanksgiving Day is watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV.
感恩節的另外一個傳統是在電視上看梅西百貨的感恩節大游行。
This parade is famous for its big balloons in the shape of popular characters like Snoopy.
這個游行以大氣球而聞名，這些氣球都是一些像史努比這樣深受歡迎的形象。
Bands and many other things are also in the parade.
游行中還會有樂隊和其它東西。
After the Thanksgiving meal, people talk, watch football or play games.
在感恩節大餐之后，人們會聊天、看足球賽或是做游戲。
It's a day to be thankful for family and friends.
這是一個為了家人和朋友而心懷感恩的節日。
