感恩節是美加兩國重要的節日，但二者存在諸多差異。在加拿大，感恩節是每年10月的第二個星期一，而美國是11月的第四個星期四。時間上的不同與兩國地理氣候相關，加拿大冬季來得早，收獲季提前，所以感恩節也較早。
起源方面，加拿大感恩節源于歐洲傳統，紀念首次登陸和慶祝生存，美國則和清教徒與印第安人共享豐收有關。
慶祝方式上，美加雖都有家庭聚餐、吃火雞等習俗，但加拿大感恩節商業氛圍沒那么濃，不似美國會有“黑色星期五”購物狂潮。
另外，法定節假日規定也不同，加拿大全國統一放假，美國部分州自行決定是否放假。
弗雷德英語筆記 跨學科深度學習
堅持每天認真做筆記！
今天是十一月的第四個星期四，正值美國感恩節。
想起了在美國工作時期的院長，想起了加拿大工作時第一個感恩節結交的兩位東北老大哥。
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4 Ways Canadian Thanksgiving Differs From U.S.A.'s Thanksgiving
加拿大感恩節與美國感恩節的四點不同
Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!
Catherine Boeckmann
October 10, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving, Canadians! Here is how Canada celebrates their big holiday as well as four ways that the Canadian and U.S. Thanksgivings differ.
加拿大人，感恩節快樂！以下介紹加拿大是如何慶祝這一重大節日的，以及加拿大感恩節和美國感恩節的四點不同之處。
1. Canadian Thanksgiving is in October—and on a Monday
That’s right! Canadian Thanksgiving happens a full month and a half before American Thanksgiving, on the second Monday in October (
Monday, October 14, 2024
).
Since the beginning of the Thanksgiving holiday, its date has moved several times—from mid-week in April to a Thursday in November—
until 1957
, when the Canadian government officially declared that Thanksgiving would occur on the second Monday in October. This ensured that Thanksgiving and another Canadian holiday,
Remembrance Day (November 11)
, would no longer overlap.
加拿大感恩節在 10 月 —— 且是在周一
沒錯！加拿大感恩節比美國感恩節整整早了一個半月，時間是在 10 月的第二個周一（2024 年 10 月 14 日）。
自感恩節這個節日誕生以來，它的日期幾經變動 —— 從 4 月中旬的某個工作日到 11 月的某個周四 —— 直到 1957 年，加拿大政府正式宣布感恩節將定在 10 月的第二個周一。這樣就確保了感恩節和另一個加拿大節日 —— 陣亡將士紀念日（11 月 11 日）—— 不再重合。
Now, Canadian Thanksgiving lines up with
Columbus Day
and
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
in the United States, also held on the second Monday in October.
如今，加拿大感恩節與美國的哥倫布日和原住民日時間一致，都在 10 月的第二個周一。
A serene autumn morning in Vancouver.
溫哥華一個寧靜的秋日清晨。
serene
/s??ri?n/|CET6+ TEM4
1.ADJ Someone or something that is serene is calm and quiet. 安詳的; 寧靜的
? She looked as calm and serene as she always did.
她看上去如往常一樣安詳寧靜。
? He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his.
他沒有多說，僅是面含他特有的安詳微笑。
2.ADV 安詳地; 寧靜地
? We sailed serenely down the river.
我們乘船平靜地沿江而下。
? She carried on serenely sipping her gin and tonic.
她繼續平靜地呷著加奎寧水的杜松子酒。
2. American and Canadian Thanksgiving Have Different (But Similar) Origins
Everyone seems to know the story of the first American Thanksgiving
in 1621
, but do you know how Canadian Thanksgiving came about? In fact, the first Canadian Thanksgiving may have even pre-dated the
Pilgrim
s’ big meal.
The tradition of Thanksgiving originated with the harvest festival—an autumnal celebration meant to show appreciation for the season’s
bountiful
harvest. However, Canadian Thanksgiving was initially less about celebrating the harvest and more about
thanking God
for keeping early explorers safe as they ventured into the New World.
In that sense of “thanks-giving,” the earliest report of such a dinner dates back to
1578
when English explorer
Martin Frobisher and his crew
held a special meal to thank God for granting them safe passage through northern North America into what is today the
Canadian Territory of Nunavut
.
/?n?n?v?t/
The first Thanksgiving after the Canadian Confederation didn’t happen until April 1872, when the holiday was observed to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales from a severe illness.
Today, the tradition of Thanksgiving has come full circle, and it’s primarily seen as a time to gather the family, mark the start of autumn, and celebrate the harvest and good food of the season.
pilgrim
/?p?lɡr?m/|CET6 TEM4
前綴pil-相當于前綴
per-，指“穿過，貫穿”
，再如perspective（透視），permeate（滲透）；詞根
gri-是詞根agri-的變體，指“田地”
，再如agriculture（農業），agrimotor（農用拖拉機）。所以字面義是
“穿過田地、土地”而去往心中圣地的“朝圣者”
。
N-COUNT Pilgrims are people who journey to a holy place for a religious reason. 朝圣者
? This is where pilgrims to the abbey would pay their first devotions.
這兒就是來此修道院的朝圣者做第一次祈禱的地方。
bountiful
/?ba?nt?f?l/|TEM8
1.ADJ A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one. 豐富的; 大量的
? State aid is less bountiful than it was before.
國家援助沒有從前那么多。
? ...a bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.
...蔬果大豐收。
2.ADJ A bountiful area or period of time produces or provides large amounts of something, especially food. (地域或時期)物產豐富的
? The land is bountiful and no one starves.
這片土地產量很高，無人挨餓。
bounty
/?ba?nt?/|CET6+ TEM8
1.N-VAR You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty.
豐富的
? ...autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries.
…秋天豐收的水果、種子和漿果。
2.N-COUNT A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person.
獎金 (尤用于尋人或殺人)
? A bounty of $50,000 was put on Dr. Alvarez's head.
一筆5萬美元的賞金用以懸賞阿爾瓦雷斯博士的人頭。
美國和加拿大感恩節有著不同（但又相似）的起源
似乎每個人都知道 1621 年美國第一個感恩節的故事，但你知道加拿大感恩節是怎么來的嗎？實際上，加拿大的第一個感恩節甚至可能比清教徒的那次盛宴還要早。
感恩節的傳統起源于豐收節 —— 這是一種秋季慶典，旨在對當季豐碩的收成表示感恩。然而，加拿大感恩節起初更多的不是慶祝豐收，而是感謝上帝保佑早期探險家在踏入新大陸時平安無事。
就 “感恩” 這層意義而言，有關此類晚宴的最早記載可追溯到 1578 年，當時英國探險家馬丁?弗羅比舍及其船員舉行了一場特別的宴會，感謝上帝保佑他們平安穿越北美洲北部，抵達如今加拿大的努納武特地區。
加拿大聯邦成立后的第一個感恩節直到 1872 年 4 月才出現，當時設立這個節日是為了慶祝威爾士親王從重病中康復。
如今，感恩節的傳統已經完整地延續下來，它主要被視為一個家庭團聚、標志著秋季開始、慶祝當季豐收和美食的時節。
Photo by Muskoka Stock Photos/Shutterstock.
圖片由穆斯科卡庫存圖片社 /shutterstock 提供。
3. Thanksgiving Is a Little More Low-Key in Canada
Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays of the year in the United States—with huge parades, massive feasts, and football—but it’s decidedly lower-key in Canada. Although the holiday is still widely celebrated in Canada and is a
statutory
holiday in most of the country
*
, Canadians’ approach to Thanksgiving is a bit more
laid back
.
(
*
The exceptions are the Atlantic provinces, where the holiday is an optional day off, and Quebec, where the holiday isn’t as popular overall.)
In Canada, Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather and enjoy a turkey dinner while celebrating the harvest. However, unlike in the United States, relatives tend not to travel as far. This is because the holiday occurs in early October, and the weather is typically mild enough for a Thanksgiving Day hike or vacation. Many Canadians enjoy participating in this tradition before the long winter
sets in
. The Thanksgiving feast may also occur on Saturday or Sunday since the holiday falls on a Monday.
Although you might expect hockey to replace traditional Thanksgiving Day football, football is part of the Thanksgiving tradition in Canada, too. Each year, the annual Thanksgiving Day Classic doubleheader is broadcast nationwide, wherein four teams from the CFL (Canadian Football League) play for Thanksgiving glory!
statutory
/?st?tj?t?r?/|CET6+ TEM4 來自 statute/?st?t?u?t/,法令，法規，-ory,形容詞后綴。
ADJ Statutory means relating to rules or laws which have been formally written down. 規定的; 法定的
? The FCC has no statutory authority to regulate the Internet.
美國聯邦通信委員會沒有規范因特網的法定權力。
laid back
悠閑的：形容一種輕松或隨意的氛圍或性格；隨和的："laid-back, untroubled people" (New Yorker)。
set in
PHRASAL VERB If something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue or develop. (不好的事物) 來了
?
Winter is setting in
and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.
冬天來了，人們正面臨著食物和燃料的短缺。
doubleheader
/?d?b??lh?d?/
N-COUNT A doubleheader is a sporting contest between two teams that involves two separate games being played, one after the other, often on the same day. (通常在同一天的)連續的兩場比賽
加拿大的感恩節稍顯低調
感恩節是美國一年中最重大的節日之一 —— 有盛大的游行、豐盛的大餐以及橄欖球比賽 —— 但在加拿大，這個節日明顯要低調得多。盡管在加拿大，感恩節依舊廣受慶祝，而且在該國大部分地區它還是法定假日（大西洋省份除外，在那里這個節日是可選擇放假的日子，還有魁北克省，總體來說這個節日沒那么受歡迎）。
在加拿大，感恩節是家庭團聚、享用火雞大餐并慶祝豐收的時節。不過，與美國不同的是，親屬們通常不會長途跋涉出行。這是因為節日在 10 月上旬，天氣通常比較溫和，適合在感恩節當天去徒步旅行或度假。許多加拿大人喜歡在漫長的冬季來臨之前參與這一傳統活動。由于感恩節在周一，所以感恩節大餐也可能會安排在周六或周日進行。
雖然你可能會以為曲棍球會取代傳統的感恩節橄欖球比賽，但實際上橄欖球在加拿大也是感恩節傳統的一部分。每年，加拿大橄欖球聯盟（CFL）的四支球隊都會進行一年一度的感恩節經典雙賽，比賽會在全國范圍內轉播，各隊為感恩節的榮耀而戰！
4. There’s No Huge Post-Thanksgiving Shopping Craze
Love or hate them, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become a big part of the Thanksgiving season in the United States. In Canada, however, there’s no real post-Thanksgiving shopping craze since Christmas is still so far off. This allows Canadians to focus purely on celebrating the beauty of early October and the harvest!
That being said, no one can resist a good sale for long. Canadian stores have also started participating in November’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday in recent years. Especially since 2020 and COVID-19, with the surge in online shopping, retailers may seize any opportunity to promote consumer activity around the holidays.
Ultimately, no matter how, when, or where you celebrate it:
Happy Thanksgiving!
加拿大沒有盛大的感恩節后購物熱潮
不管你喜歡還是討厭，黑色星期五和網絡星期一已經成為美國感恩節季的重要組成部分。然而在加拿大，由于離圣誕節還很遙遠，所以并沒有真正的感恩節后購物熱潮。這使得加拿大人可以純粹地專注于慶祝 10 月上旬的美好時光和豐收！
話雖如此，沒人能長時間抗拒優惠促銷活動。近年來，加拿大的商店也開始參與 11 月的黑色星期五和網絡星期一活動了。特別是自 2020 年新冠疫情以來，隨著網絡購物的激增，零售商們可能會抓住節日前后的任何機會來促進消費活動。
總之，無論你以何種方式、在何時何地慶祝感恩節：祝大家感恩節快樂！
弗雷德英語筆記
Key numbers：
1144 - American Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November)
1021 - Canadian Thanksgiving Day (the second Monday in October)
1111 - Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the states
- Remembrance Day in Canada
1578 - The first Thanksgiving dinner in Canada when Martin Frobisher and his crew held a special meal to thank God
1621 - The first American Thanksgiving
1957 - Canada officially changed the date of Thanksgiving
文章來源：選自https://www.almanac.com/content/ways-canadian-thanksgiving-differs-american-thanksgiving
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