感恩节是美加两国重要的节日，但二者存在诸多差异。在加拿大，感恩节是每年10月的第二个星期一，而美国是11月的第四个星期四。时间上的不同与两国地理气候相关，加拿大冬季来得早，收获季提前，所以感恩节也较早。

起源方面，加拿大感恩节源于欧洲传统，纪念首次登陆和庆祝生存，美国则和清教徒与印第安人共享丰收有关。

庆祝方式上，美加虽都有家庭聚餐、吃火鸡等习俗，但加拿大感恩节商业氛围没那么浓，不似美国会有“黑色星期五”购物狂潮。

另外，法定节假日规定也不同，加拿大全国统一放假，美国部分州自行决定是否放假。

弗雷德英语笔记 跨学科深度学习

坚持每天认真做笔记！

今天是十一月的第四个星期四，正值美国感恩节。

想起了在美国工作时期的院长，想起了加拿大工作时第一个感恩节结交的两位东北老大哥。

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4 Ways Canadian Thanksgiving Differs From U.S.A.'s Thanksgiving

加拿大感恩节与美国感恩节的四点不同

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，感恩节快乐！以下介绍加拿大是如何庆祝这一重大节日的，以及加拿大感恩节和美国感恩节的四点不同之处。

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.

加拿大感恩节在 10 月 —— 且是在周一

没错！加拿大感恩节比美国感恩节整整早了一个半月，时间是在 10 月的第二个周一（2024 年 10 月 14 日）。

自感恩节这个节日诞生以来，它的日期几经变动 —— 从 4 月中旬的某个工作日到 11 月的某个周四 —— 直到 1957 年，加拿大政府正式宣布感恩节将定在 10 月的第二个周一。这样就确保了感恩节和另一个加拿大节日 —— 阵亡将士纪念日（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，加拿大感恩节与美国的哥伦布日和原住民日时间一致，都在 10 月的第二个周一。

A serene autumn morning in Vancouver.

温哥华一个宁静的秋日清晨。

serene

/sɪˈriːn/|CET6+ TEM4

1.ADJ Someone or something that is serene is calm and quiet. 安详的; 宁静的

• She looked as calm and serene as she always did.

她看上去如往常一样安详宁静。

• He didn't speak much, he just smiled with that serene smile of his.

他没有多说，仅是面含他特有的安详微笑。

2.ADV 安详地; 宁静地

• We sailed serenely down the river.

我们乘船平静地沿江而下。

• She carried on serenely sipping her gin and tonic.

她继续平静地呷着加奎宁水的杜松子酒。

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

.

/ˈnʊnəvʊt/

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

/ˈpɪlɡrɪm/|CET6 TEM4

前缀pil-相当于前缀

per-，指“穿过，贯穿”

，再如perspective（透视），permeate（渗透）；词根

gri-是词根agri-的变体，指“田地”

，再如agriculture（农业），agrimotor（农用拖拉机）。所以字面义是

“穿过田地、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.

这儿就是来此修道院的朝圣者做第一次祈祷的地方。

bountiful

/ˈbaʊntɪfʊl/|TEM8

1.ADJ A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one. 丰富的; 大量的

• State aid is less bountiful than it was before.

国家援助没有从前那么多。

• ...a bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.

...蔬果大丰收。

2.ADJ A bountiful area or period of time produces or provides large amounts of something, especially food. (地域或时期)物产丰富的

• The land is bountiful and no one starves.

这片土地产量很高，无人挨饿。

bounty

/ˈbaʊntɪ/|CET6+ TEM8

1.N-VAR You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty.

丰富的

• ...autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries.

…秋天丰收的水果、种子和浆果。

2.N-COUNT A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person.

奖金 (尤用于寻人或杀人)

• A bounty of $50,000 was put on Dr. Alvarez's head.

一笔5万美元的赏金用以悬赏阿尔瓦雷斯博士的人头。

美国和加拿大感恩节有着不同（但又相似）的起源

似乎每个人都知道 1621 年美国第一个感恩节的故事，但你知道加拿大感恩节是怎么来的吗？实际上，加拿大的第一个感恩节甚至可能比清教徒的那次盛宴还要早。

感恩节的传统起源于丰收节 —— 这是一种秋季庆典，旨在对当季丰硕的收成表示感恩。然而，加拿大感恩节起初更多的不是庆祝丰收，而是感谢上帝保佑早期探险家在踏入新大陆时平安无事。

就 “感恩” 这层意义而言，有关此类晚宴的最早记载可追溯到 1578 年，当时英国探险家马丁・弗罗比舍及其船员举行了一场特别的宴会，感谢上帝保佑他们平安穿越北美洲北部，抵达如今加拿大的努纳武特地区。

加拿大联邦成立后的第一个感恩节直到 1872 年 4 月才出现，当时设立这个节日是为了庆祝威尔士亲王从重病中康复。

如今，感恩节的传统已经完整地延续下来，它主要被视为一个家庭团聚、标志着秋季开始、庆祝当季丰收和美食的时节。

Photo by Muskoka Stock Photos/Shutterstock.

图片由穆斯科卡库存图片社 /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

/ˈstætjʊtərɪ/|CET6+ TEM4 来自 statute/ˈstætʃuːt/,法令，法规，-ory,形容词后缀。

ADJ Statutory means relating to rules or laws which have been formally written down. 规定的; 法定的

• The FCC has no statutory authority to regulate the Internet.

美国联邦通信委员会没有规范因特网的法定权力。

laid back

悠闲的：形容一种轻松或随意的氛围或性格；随和的："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) 来了

•

Winter is setting in

and the population is facing food and fuel shortages.

冬天来了，人们正面临着食物和燃料的短缺。

doubleheader

/ˈdʌbəˌlhɛdə/

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)连续的两场比赛

加拿大的感恩节稍显低调

感恩节是美国一年中最重大的节日之一 —— 有盛大的游行、丰盛的大餐以及橄榄球比赛 —— 但在加拿大，这个节日明显要低调得多。尽管在加拿大，感恩节依旧广受庆祝，而且在该国大部分地区它还是法定假日（大西洋省份除外，在那里这个节日是可选择放假的日子，还有魁北克省，总体来说这个节日没那么受欢迎）。

在加拿大，感恩节是家庭团聚、享用火鸡大餐并庆祝丰收的时节。不过，与美国不同的是，亲属们通常不会长途跋涉出行。这是因为节日在 10 月上旬，天气通常比较温和，适合在感恩节当天去徒步旅行或度假。许多加拿大人喜欢在漫长的冬季来临之前参与这一传统活动。由于感恩节在周一，所以感恩节大餐也可能会安排在周六或周日进行。

虽然你可能会以为曲棍球会取代传统的感恩节橄榄球比赛，但实际上橄榄球在加拿大也是感恩节传统的一部分。每年，加拿大橄榄球联盟（CFL）的四支球队都会进行一年一度的感恩节经典双赛，比赛会在全国范围内转播，各队为感恩节的荣耀而战！

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!

加拿大没有盛大的感恩节后购物热潮

不管你喜欢还是讨厌，黑色星期五和网络星期一已经成为美国感恩节季的重要组成部分。然而在加拿大，由于离圣诞节还很遥远，所以并没有真正的感恩节后购物热潮。这使得加拿大人可以纯粹地专注于庆祝 10 月上旬的美好时光和丰收！

话虽如此，没人能长时间抗拒优惠促销活动。近年来，加拿大的商店也开始参与 11 月的黑色星期五和网络星期一活动了。特别是自 2020 年新冠疫情以来，随着网络购物的激增，零售商们可能会抓住节日前后的任何机会来促进消费活动。

总之，无论你以何种方式、在何时何地庆祝感恩节：祝大家感恩节快乐！

弗雷德英语笔记

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

文章来源：选自https://www.almanac.com/content/ways-canadian-thanksgiving-differs-american-thanksgiving

参考译文及笔记：英语老师弗雷德人工手打

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