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

cooking their food.

2.在这110人中，半数以上的移民死于饥饿和传染病，不过仍有一半的人活了下来。在第二年，一位名叫squanto的印第安人在很大程度上帮助了他们获得足够的食物。

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

3.第一次感恩节的时间是1621年的十二月，一共持续了3天，移民们借此机会感谢上天给予他们的丰赐。

did you know that the first thanksgiving took place inecember 1621, whenthe pilgrims held a three-day feast in plymouth rock, massachusetts to celebratetheir bountiful harvest?

4.直到200年后的1863年，林肯总统才宣布每年11月的第四个周四是感恩节，直到那时，感恩节才成为了美国全国性的节日。

did you know that thanksgivingidn't become an official national holidayuntil more than 200 years later, when in 1863 president lincoln proclaimed thelast thursday of november a nationalay of thanksgiving?

5.每年的感恩节上，美国总统都会特赦两只火鸡。这个传统从1947开始。这些被特赦的火鸡会在农场里度过余生。而近两年，它们会被送到迪斯尼乐园。在当地迪士尼乐园感恩节游行中担任荣誉贵宾。这个传统仪式可以追溯到美国内战林肯总统当政的时期。1863年的一天，林肯的儿子泰德突然闯入内阁会议请求赦免一只名叫杰克的宠物火鸡，因为这只被送进白宫的火鸡，即将成为人们的感恩节大餐。

did you know that it is tradition for us presidents to issue a pardon tothe white house thanksgiving turkeys? since about 1947 the national turkeyfederation has psented the president of the united states with one (and inrecent years - two) live turkey(s) in a ceremony known as the nationalthanksgiving turkey presentation. the live turkeys are pardoned and live out therest of theirays on a farm or, since 2005, sent to eitherisneyland incalifornia or waltisney world in florida, where they serve as the honorarygrand marshals ofisney's thanksgivingay parade. while it is commonlybelieved that this pardoning tradition began with president harry truman in1947, the truman library has been unable to find any evidence for this. theearliest thanksgiving presidential pardon on record is with president george h.w. bush in 1989.

6.最受欢迎的感恩节菜单由以下几道菜组成：火鸡，蔓越莓，番薯以及南瓜派。

did you know that the most popular thanksgivinginner includes a menu ofturkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie? then it's only fitting thatamericans raise over 256 million turkeys. the biggest producer of turkeys isminnesota, followed by north carolina, arkansas, virginia, missouri andcalifornia.

7.平均每只感恩节火鸡的重量是15磅。

did you know that the ***erage thanksgiving turkey weighs 15 pounds? henscan range from 10 to 18 pounds, while toms can be as large as 25 pounds. themost traditional way to ppare a turkey is to stuff and roast it, although somechefs -- particularly in the south -- swear byeep frying their birds.

8.美国至少有三个小镇的名字里有turkey(火鸡)这个单词。而有8个地方名叫cranberry(蔓越莓)。另外还有20个地方名叫plymouth(普利茅斯)，这也是首次举办感恩节的地方。

did you know that there are at least three american towns named afterthanksgivinginner's main course?there's turkey, texas, with 496 residents;turkey creek, louisiana, with 357 residents, and turkey, north carolina, with267 residents. there are also eight places and townships named cranberry, and 20places named plymouth, after the location of the first thanksgiving.

9.由梅西百货举办的感恩节游行是全国最著名的游行。每年都会由nbc转播。游行通常会有几个特定的主题，一些百老汇演出的场景，另外还会有很多卡通形象的气球所组成。游行最后会出现圣诞老人的气球，这也代表着圣诞季的开始。

did you know that while there are many "thanksgivingay" parades heldacross the country, the most famous has to be the macy's thanksgivingay paradein new york city? the macy's thanksgivingay parade is held annually everythanksgivingay and is televised nationally by nbc. the parade features paradefloats with specific themes, scenes from broadway plays, large balloons ofcartoon characters and tv personalities, and high school marching bands. thefloat that traditionally ends the macy's parade is the santa claus float, thearrival of which is an unofficial sign of the beginning of the christmasseason.

10.感恩节后的一天被称为黑色星期五。人们通常由此开始圣诞节大采购，很多商店都会顾客盈门从而有大额进帐。而传统上用不同颜色的墨水来记账，红色表示亏损即赤字，黑色表示盈利。所以把这个星期五叫做黑色星期五。虽然黑色星期五这一天一般都会是一个大的采购狂潮，但基本还只能算是一年中销售额第二或第三高的一天，通常圣诞节前夜或之前的一个星期六才是最***。

did you know that black friday -- theay after thanksgiving, which iswidely touted as the biggest christmas shoppingay in america -- is actuallynot the biggest shoppingay? in fact, the saturday before christmas hashistorically been the largest volume shoppingay. black thursday ranks anywherefrom second to fifth in christmas shoppingays.