感恩节（Thanksgiving Day）是美国和加拿大共有的节日，由美国首创的，原意是为了感谢印第安人，后来人们常在这一天感谢他人。自1941年起，感恩节是在每年11月的第四个星期四在这一天起将休假两天,，都要和自己的家人团聚,不管多忙都是如此。感恩节在每年11月22－28日之间,感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，加拿大的感恩节则起始于1879年，是在每年10月第二个星期一，与美国的哥伦布日相同。
Like the United States, Canada gives thanks for its good fortune once a year and eats itself silly with turkey and mashed potatoes。
美国是在1863年，由总统林肯正式宣布感恩节为国定假日。通常美国感恩节的典故总是离不开清教徒和著名领袖布雷德福、102名同伴、重180吨长90英尺的木制帆船五月花号、科德角湾、普利茅斯港、印度安人和酋长马萨索德。这些是美洲新英格兰第一个永久性殖民地的历史见证。
Whereas in the US, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, in Canada the second Monday of October is a statutory, or public, holiday. This year, Canadian Thanksgiving falls on Monday, Oct 12, 2009.
加拿大感恩节的庆祝活动是在十月的第二个星期一。与美国人缅怀清教徒先辈定居新大陆的传统不同，加拿大人主要感谢上天给予的成功的收获。加拿大的感恩节早于美国的感恩节，一个简单的事实是，加拿大的收获季节相对于美国早一些，因为加拿大更靠近北部。加拿大的感恩节通常被认为受三个传统习惯的影响。
The Canadian Thanksgiving holiday is officially observed on the second Monday of October, however people generally get together for their Thanksgiving meal on any one of the three days of this three-day holiday weekend。
Although Canadians do tend to get together on Thanksgiving weekend, the holiday is not as big a deal in Canada as it is in the US, where Thanksgiving seems to be the year's biggest holiday occasion. Nevertheless, Thanksgiving weekend is a popular time for Canadians to gather with family, so more people than usual are traveling on that weekend。
两国的感恩节之间有许多相似性，譬如装满花果谷物象征丰饶的山羊角(cornucopia)和南瓜饼(pumpkin pie)。加拿大感恩大餐的餐桌上的食物通常也与地域和时间的变化而不同，有些是鹿肉和水鸟，有些是野鸭野鹅，但目前主要是火鸡和火腿。
Canada does not have a big shopping day after Thanksgiving the way the United States does. Boxing Day - December 26th - is the equivalent in terms of big sales and shopping extravaganzas in Canada.Likeother public holidays in Canada, banks, government offices, schools andmany businesses are closed. Call ahead to find out about other touristattractions and landmarks, some of which may remain open.When is the Thanksgiving Holiday in Canada?
感恩节祝福短信
Warm wishes at Thanksgiving.......
在感恩节，衷心地祝福你们。
From all of us to all of you at Thanksgiving.
我们全体祝你们感恩节快乐。
Thanksgiving wishes for you and your family.
给你们全家感恩节的祝福。
I wish you could be here on Thanksgiving.
但愿你能来过感恩节。
Thanksgiving just won't be the same without you.
没有你，感恩节就不会一样了。
This will be our first Thanksgiving apart.
这将是我们第一次不在一起过感恩节。
It will be sad not to see you during the holiday when families get together.
家人团聚的节日里，不能看到你，我会感到难过。
Our first Thanksgiving should be our best.
我们第一次共度的感恩节是我们最美好的时光。
I wouldn't want to spend Thanks-giving with anyone else.
我只愿和你共度感恩节。
What a wonderful time to be together.
在一起的时光多么快乐。
Thanksgiving is a time when I tell you that I love you.
感恩节就是我告诉你我爱你的时候。
Thanksgiving is a great time to tell you that we love you kids.
孩子们，感恩节这时刻，我们要说：我们都爱你们。
Thanksgiving is the best holiday of the year.
感恩节是一年中最好的节日。
I love to eat, so I love Thanksgiving.
我爱吃，所以我爱感恩节。
I hope you are feeling thankful after your supper.
希望你吃过晚饭后有感恩的
心情。
I am getting hungry just thinking about it.
一想到它我就饿了。
I will be home for Thanksgiving, so save a little turkey for me.
我会回家过感恩节，所以请留点儿火鸡给我。
