感恩節(jié)必備“吉祥物”

說起中國的節(jié)日，大家一定知道端午節(jié)會有粽子，中秋節(jié)會有月餅，那么西方的感恩節(jié)又有什么呢？—火雞！沒錯，但除了火雞就沒別的了嗎？想不到？現(xiàn)在，我們一起來數(shù)一數(shù)，看看究竟應該有多少種“寶貝”才算過上了完美感恩節(jié)吧！

Turkey 火雞

The celebration of Thanksgiving will be incomplete without the legendary Turkey. The famous “Turkey” adorns the table of every household as a main course during the celebration. It is the main mascot[福神，吉祥物] of the modern-day thanksgiving. The festivity completes with the customary “Turkey Song”.

Pumpkin 南瓜

Another modern staple[原材料，主要成分] at almost every Thanksgiving table is the customary “Pumpkin Pie”. Pumpkin leaves were also used as salads. Pumpkin is one of the important symbols of the harvest festival and has been an American-favourite for over 400 years now.

Corn 玉米

Corn is one of the popular symbols of thanksgiving. It came in many varieties and colours—red， white， yellow and blue. It is certain that corn were a part of the first thanksgiving dinner. Ornamental corncobs[玉米的穗軸] are quite popular during the festival. They are used to decorate dining tables and make harvest wreaths. Ornamental popcorns are also widely used.

Cranberry 越橘

Cranberry， is a symbol and a modern diet staple of thanksgiving. Pilgrims[清教徒] found out a way to sweeten the bitten cranberries with maple sugar[楓糖]. Ever since cranberry sauce is a permanent companion of turkey during thanksgiving feast.

Cornucopia 豐收羊角

Cornucopia is the most common symbol of a harvest festival. A Horn-shaped container， it is filled with abundance[豐富充裕] of the Earth’s harvest. It is also known as the “horn of plenty”. The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat’s horn filled to brim with fruits and grains.

Beans 豆子

Beans are a special symbol of thanksgiving. Native Americans are believed to have taught the pilgrims to grow beans next to cornstalks. This was so that beans could grow and use cornstalks as their pole. Thus American beans are also known as “Pole Beans”.