英语短文.作文-- 中秋节与感恩节
The Mid-Autumn And Thanksgiving Day
The Mid-Autumn and Thanksgiving Day is similar and important.Both are to celebrate the harvest, express people’s thanks and congratulations. People will try their best to come back for the union.
However,they are different in some aspects. The Mid-Autumn is a very important Chinese traditional festival. It falls on the 15th day of Lunar August. A few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. Lanterns will be hung in front of the house. When the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, everyone tries their best to go home to see their relatives or friends.There will be a big family dinner on the evening. After dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round. Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival.
Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in North America, is a time to gather with family and friends to give thanks for the many blessings enjoyed by these nations and their citizens. In
the United States, Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada, it is the second Monday in October.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. On this holiday, a Thanksgiving meal is prepared with all the trimmings; families gather together and talk, while others watch a game or a parade filled with pilgrims. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.