Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States. It was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

感恩节是在加拿大和美国都会庆祝。它最初作为感谢收获和一年的祝福的日子来庆祝。在加拿大，感恩节在十月的第二个星期一庆祝，而在美国是在十一月的第四个星期四庆祝。世界上还有其他地方也有类似的庆祝活动。虽然感恩节在宗教和文化传统有历史根源，但它长期以来一直以世俗的方式庆祝。

National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation is a ceremony that takes place at the White House every year shortly before Thanksgiving. The President of the United States is presented with a live domestic turkey, usually of the Broad Breasted White variety. Generally the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board are involved. The ceremony dates back to the 1940s, with presidents occasionally sparing the bird presented to them; since 1989, during George H. W. Bush's first Thanksgiving as president, it has been an annual tradition for the president to "pardon" the turkey.

感恩节火鸡秀是每年在感恩节前不久在白宫举行的仪式。美国总统会带一只活的家禽火鸡，一般是广泛的白色品种。国家火鸡联盟和国家禽蛋委员会通常会参与仪式。仪式可以追溯到20世纪40年代，总统偶尔会把火鸡留下;自1989年，乔治·布什任总统的第一个感恩节以来，总统“赦免”火鸡就成为了年度传统。

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