1.1620年，一些清教徒乘坐“五月花”號船去美洲尋求宗教自由。他們?nèi)�程航行�?5天。由于該船是木制的，所以乘客們不能生火取暖或是煮飯。

　　did you know that the pilgrims trip to the new world aboard the mayflower lasted 65 days? it was a cold and damp journey, and since the ship was wooden, passengers were not allowed to light a fire for warmth or for

　　cooking their food.

　　2.在這110人中，半數(shù)以上的移民死于饑餓和傳染病，不過仍有一半的人活了下來。在第二年，一位名叫squanto的印第安人在很大程度上幫助了他們獲得足夠的食物。

　　did you know that half of the 110 pilgrims who had left england in 1620 survived that first year in the new world? in their second year, however, the pilgrims flourished with plentiful food sources, thanks in large part to the friendship and guidance of an abnaki indian named squanto.

　　3.第一次感恩節(jié)的時間是1621年的十二月，一共持續(xù)了3天，移民們借此機(jī)會感謝上天給予他們的豐賜。

　　did you know that the first thanksgiving took place in december 1621, when the pilgrims held a three-day feast in plymouth rock, massachusetts to celebrate their bountiful harvest?

　　4.直到2XX年后的1863年，林肯總統(tǒng)才宣布每年11月的第四個周四是感恩節(jié)，直到那時，感恩節(jié)才成為了美國全國性的節(jié)日。

　　did you know that thanksgiving didn't become an official national holiday until more than 200 years later, when in 1863 president lincoln proclaimed the last thursday of november a national day of thanksgiving?

　　5.每年的感恩節(jié)上，美國總統(tǒng)都會特赦兩只火雞。這個傳統(tǒng)從1947開始。這些被特赦的火雞會在農(nóng)場里度過余生。而近兩年，它們會被送到迪斯尼樂園。在當(dāng)?shù)氐鲜磕針穲@感恩節(jié)游行中擔(dān)任榮譽(yù)貴賓。這個傳統(tǒng)儀式可以追溯到美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)林肯總統(tǒng)當(dāng)政的時期。1863年的一天，林肯的兒子泰德突然闖入內(nèi)閣會議請求赦免一只名叫杰克的寵物火雞，因?yàn)檫@只被送進(jìn)白宮的火雞，即將成為人們的感恩節(jié)大餐。

　　did you know that it is tradition for us presidents to issue a pardon to the white house thanksgiving turkeys? since about 1947 the national turkey federation has presented the president of the united states with one (and in recent years - two) live turkey(s) in a ceremony known as the national thanksgiving turkey presentation. the live turkeys are pardoned and live out the rest of their days on a farm or, since XX, sent to either disneyland in california or walt disney world in florida, where they serve as the honorary grand marshals of disney's thanksgiving day parade. while it is commonly believed that this pardoning tradition began with president harry truman in 1947, the truman library has been unable to find any evidence for this. the earliest thanksgiving presidential pardon on record is with president george h. w. bush in 1989.