3. BUY NOTHING DAY
零购买日
Since 1952, Black Friday (the day following Thanksgiving Day) has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the US. And in retaliation for Black Friday, there's Buy Nothing Day. To protest consumerism, many people informally celebrate BND. It was first "celebrated" in 1992, but didn't settle on its day-after-Thanksgiving date until 1997, where it has been ever since.
自1952年以来,黑色星期五(感恩节后的第一天)一直被视为美国圣诞购物季的开端。而零购买日正是为对抗黑色星期五存在的。为抗议消费主义,许多人自发庆祝零购买日。这个“节日”最早始于1992年,但直到1997年以后,才将日期固定在感恩节后的第一天。
4. THE PRESIDENTIAL TURKEY PARDON
总统火鸡赦免仪式
The story goes that since at least Harry Truman, it has been tradition for the President of the US to save a couple of birds from becoming someone's feast. Records only go back to George H.W. Bush doing it, though some say the tradition goes all the way back to Abraham Lincoln pardoning his son's pet turkey.
据说,从哈里•杜鲁门总统起,赦免一对火鸡,让它们避免沦为盘中餐就成了美国总统的一项传统。关于火鸡赦免仪式的有关记载只能追溯到老布什总统,但一些人认为,这个传统可以一直追溯到亚伯拉罕•林肯赦免他儿子的宠物火鸡。
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