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VOICEONE:

WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mBarberCline.

VOICETWO:

AndI'alledthe

onedaythatispurelyAmerican--Thanksgiving.

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VOICEONE:

the143rdofficialobrvance（节日的）纪念

traditionismucholder.

Thanksgivingisanautumnharvestfestival

likethofoundinmanycultures.

Todaytheholidayisatimeoffamily

reunions,paradesandwatchingfootball

,ohyes,

millionsofAmericans,Thanksgivingisaday

spentcooking,eatingandtalking.

VOICETWO:

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Thanksgivingiswhatthesocialscientistscall

treligiousbutitdoes

efamilies,

Thanksgivingmaybetheonlytimeofyear

ernment

saystheSundayafterThanksgivingisthe

busiestdayoftheyearforlong-distancetravel

aspeoplereturnfromgatherings.

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VOICEONE:

PaulHillierleadstheTheatreofVoicesinatraditionalShakersong,"GiveGood

GiftstoOneAnother."Therecordingisfromthealbum"HometoThanksgiving--

SongsofThanksandPrai."

Thanksgivingisalsowhenthoughtsstartto

dayafter

Thanksgivingisthetraditionalstartofthe

shoppingasonforChristmasandtheother

winterholidays.

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Andspeakingoftraditions,apopular

ThanksgivingtraditionistheMacy's

ThanksgivingDayParadeinNewYorkCity.

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EmployeesofthehugeMacy'sdepartment

storeonHeraldSquareorganizedthefirst

themwantedtohold

abigparadeliketheonesinOldWorld

dresdincostumesand

alsocarriedsmallballoonsthatfloatedjust

overhead.

VOICEONE:

Afewyearslatercamebigballoons,thekind

yburst.

Theparadeplannerssoonlearnedbetterways

tocontroltheballoons.

Innineteenthirty-four,abigMickeyMou

balloonmadeofrubberappearedintheparade

Mouremainsa

popularcharacterintheparade.

ButforthreeyearsduringWorldWarTwo,

theMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadehadtobe

itaryneededrubberforthe

wareffort.

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VOICETWO:

Twoandone-halfmillionpeopleareexpected

onthestreetsofManhattanthisThursdayto

nsmorewilleiton

,asalways,therewillbelotsof

thingstoe,includingeighthundred

performingclowns.

Butalleyeswillbeonthehugeballoonsthat

willrialmostfifteenmetersabovethestreets.

Manyoftheballoonsarebadonpopular

allforthe

balloonstobefilledwithheliumgason

Wednesday.

VOICEONE:

Workerscontroltheballoonswithropes,but

vetomakesure

thatwindsdonotblowtheballoonsinto

idents

avebeentwoinrecent

years.

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Lastyear,ropesfromabigballooncaughton

terswereinjuredwhen

piecesofthestreetlightfellonthemasthey

watchedtheparade.

Theaccidentwassimilartowhathappenedin

timwasawomanonthestreet.

Shewasinjuredsobadlythatshewasina

survived.

Andjustlastmonththatsamewoman,

KathleenCaronna,hadsomethingeltobe

nothomewhenasmall

planehittheManhattanbuildingwhereshe

rtmentwasheavilydamaged,

andthecrashkilledbothpeopleontheplane.

Aftertheballoonincidentlastyear,NewYork

MayorMichaelBloombergappointeda

committeetoimprovethesafetyoftheparade.

Thisyear,morestepswillbetakentomeasure

thewindandtoreporttheinformationtothe

ballooncontrollers.

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TheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadeis

paradetraditionallyincludesinvitedmarching

,inaddition,theparadewill

haveitsownmarchingband.

Twohundredmusiciansanddancerswilltake

partinwhatiscalledtheMacy'sGreat

ng

musicianswillreprentallfiftystatesandthe

DistrictofColumbia.

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VOICEONE:

Nowwecometothepartoftheholidaythat

Thanksgivingmemoriesareoftenmadeof--

milies

peoplecookthebirdinanoven;someprepare

theturkeyotherways,likefriedinoil.

TurkeyonThanksgivingisusuallyrvedwith

ericanscallit

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stuffing;rside

dishesonThanksgivingincludecranberries,

ra

rich,sweetdesrtthereisoftenpumpkinpie

orpecanpie.

ManyThanksgivingtablesalsoareheavywith

otherdishes,

theguestatallthatisrved,theytoowill

feelheavy.

Somepeoplelikefruitsoup,greensaladsand

like

bakedsquash,creamedonions,creamed

opleeat

moreatThanksgivingthananyothertimeof

theyear.

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Forpeoplewhodonothavemuchfood,ora

hometogotoatThanksgiving,charitygroups

theneedy,

religiousandrviceorganizationsacrossthe

countryrvespecialThanksgivingmeals.

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VOICEONE:

TraditionsaysthePilgrimscelebratedthefirst

grimswere

religiousdissidentswhofledoppressionin

heywenttotheNetherlands,

thenlefttoestablishacolonyinNorth

dedupatwhatlaterbecame

knownasPlymouth,Massachutts.

TheirtripacrosstheAtlanticOceanandtheir

ne

hundredPilgrimsarrivedjustasautumnwas

alfofthemdied

duringthecoldmonthsthatfollowed.

VOICETWO:

Asthestorygoes,whenspringcamethe

Pilgrimsplantedcropswiththehelpofan

nd

ofsummertherewasagoodharvestofcorn

anoughfoodtolast

grimshelda

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celebrationofthanksfortheirharvest.A

nearbyIndiantribe,theWampanoags,took

partandthefeastlastedthreedays.

ButmodernIndianshavenotedthatthe

nglish

ttlerswhoarrivedlaterdidnotneedhelp

Indiansandthettlerswereatwarwithina

theWampanoagIndians

diedinbattleorfromdiasthatarrived

withthettlers.

VOICEONE:

Overtheyears,astheAmericancoloniesgrew,

othercommunitiesheldthanksgivingor

,differentstates

celebratedThanksgivingondifferentdays.

Buta19thcenturywriterandeditor,Sarah

Hale,believedthatallAmericansshouldgive

rsshe

h

cametrueinOctoberof1863witha

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declarationfromPresidentAbrahamLincoln.

HeinvitedAmericanstoobrvethelast

ThursdayofNovemberasadayof

thanksgivingandpraitoGod.

Atthetime,itmightnothaveemedthat

at

BattleofGettysburghadjusttakenplacethat

warthat

dividedthenationalso,intheend,unitedit.

And,asthespiritoftraditionguidesmillions

ofpeopletoholidaygatheringsthisweek,

ThanksgivingremainsthatmostAmericanof

days.

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VOICETWO:

OurprogramwaswrittenbyJerilynWatsonandproducedbyCatyWeaver.I'mSteve

Ember.

VOICEONE:

AndI'nmoreaboutAmericanlife,andtodownloadMP3files

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weekforTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.

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