感恩节相关小知识

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 Thanksgiving dinner includes a menu of turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie? Then it's only fitting that Americans raise over 256 million turkeys. The biggest producer of turkeys is Minnesota, followed by North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, Missouri and California.

7.平均每只感恩节火鸡的重量是15磅。
Did you know that the average Thanksgiving turkey weighs 15 pounds? Hens can range from 10 to 18 pounds, while toms can be as large as 25 pounds. The most traditional way to prepare a turkey is to stuff and roast it, although some chefs -- particularly in the south -- swear by deep 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 after Thanksgiving dinner's main course?There's Turkey, Texas, with 496 residents; Turkey Creek, Louisiana, with 357 residents, and Turkey, North Carolina, with 267 residents. There are also eight places and townships named Cranberry, and 20 places 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 "Thanksgiving Day" parades held across the country, the most famous has to be the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City? The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held annually every Thanksgiving Day and is televised nationally by NBC. The parade features parade floats with specific themes, scenes from Broadway plays, large balloons of cartoon characters and TV personalities, and high school marching bands. The float that traditionally ends the Macy's Parade is the Santa Claus float, the arrival of which is an unofficial sign of the beginning of the Christmas season.

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高潮。
Did you know that Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving, which is widely touted as the biggest Christmas shopping day in America -- is actually not the biggest shopping day? In fact, the Saturday before Christmas has historically been the largest volume shopping day. Black Thursday ranks anywhere from second to fifth in Christmas shopping days.