感恩节活动：游行 Thanksgiving Day Parades

Thanksgiving Day Parades

Thanksgiving Day Parades, though not specifically documented, probably got their start when President Lincoln proclaimed an official day of Thanksgiving. Given the Union achievements of the summer of 1863, it would have been logical that any official event declared by the President would have been accompanied by a show of military strength and discipline such as a full-dress parade. Elaborate floats, musical shows and entertainment celebrities have replaced the parades of armed and uniformed men marching in cadence or to a military band, but the desired effect, to lift the spirits of the spectators, remains the goal.

感恩节游行

尽管没有明文记载，但大概从林肯总统正式宣布感恩节为法定节日起，感恩节游行活动便开始了。在1863年的夏天，联邦军队获得胜利后，似乎每个总统颁布的官方活动中，都应该有显示军队实力和纪律的阅兵式，例如盛装游行。尽管全副武装、身穿制服的军人和着节奏或在军乐队伴奏下游行的活动已被精美的彩车、音乐表演以及娱乐界名人所替代，但是要令观众精神为之一振的初衷从未改变。

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