Both the United States and Canada celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday.
美国和加拿大都会庆祝感恩节。
The holiday began as a harvest festival.
这个节日一开始是一个庆祝丰收的节日。
People were thankful for a good harvest and for the blessings of the year.
当时人们是对丰收以及一整年的赐福表示感恩。
Today, thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada
现如今，在加拿大，感恩节是在十月的第二个周一来庆祝，
and the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
而美国则是在十一月的第四个周四。
Families gather to talk and eat.
家人会聚在一起聊天，吃饭。
They also share things that they are thankful for.
他们还会分享自己所感谢的事情。
Traditional foods are a large part of the Thanksgiving celebration.
传统食物是感恩节庆祝的重要部分。
It takes one or two days to prepare all the food for the meal!
准备所有的食物要花一到两天的时间。

Favorite Thanksgiving foods for Americans and Canadians include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, corn, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.
美国人和加拿大人最喜欢的感恩节食物包括：火鸡、填料、白薯、玉米、土豆泥以及蔓越莓酱。
Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal.
许多人会在餐后端上派来当作甜点。
Pumpkin is the most popular pie flavor, but pecan and apple are also common.
南瓜口味的派是最受欢迎的，不过胡桃和苹果口味的也很常见。
Another tradition on Thanksgiving Day is watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV.
感恩节的另外一个传统是在电视上看梅西百货的感恩节大游行。
This parade is famous for its big balloons in the shape of popular characters like Snoopy.
这个游行以大气球而闻名，这些气球都是一些像史努比这样深受欢迎的形象。
Bands and many other things are also in the parade.
游行中还会有乐队和其它东西。
After the Thanksgiving meal, people talk, watch football or play games.
在感恩节大餐之后，人们会聊天、看足球赛或是做游戏。
It's a day to be thankful for family and friends.
这是一个为了家人和朋友而心怀感恩的节日。