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VOASpecialEnglish
VOICEONE:
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mBarberCline.
VOICETWO:
AndI'mSteveEmber.OursubjectthisweekiswhatthewriterO.HenrycalledtheonedaythatispurelyAmerican--Thanksgiving.
(MUSIC)
VOICEONE:ThisThursdayisThanksgivingDay.Thisisthe143rdofficialobservance（节日的）纪念oftheholiday.Butthetraditionismucholder.Thanksgivingisanautumnharvestfestivallikethosefoundinmanycultures.
Todaytheholidayisatimeoffamilyreunions,paradesandwatchingfootballgamesontelevision.And,ohyes,food.FormillionsofAmericans,Thanksgivingisadayspentcooking,eatingandtalking.
VOICETWO:
Thanksgivingiswhatthesocialscientistscallacivilholiday.Itisnotreligiousbutitdoeshavespiritualmeaning.Forsomefamilies,Thanksgivingmaybetheonlytimeofyearwheneveryonegetstogether.ThegovernmentsaystheSundayafterThanksgivingisthebusiestdayoftheyearforlong-distancetravelaspeoplereturnfromgatherings.
(MUSIC)
VOICEONE:
PaulHillierleadstheTheatreofVoicesinatraditionalShakersong,"GiveGoodGiftstoOneAnother."Therecordingisfromthealbum"HometoThanksgiving--SongsofThanksandPraise."
Thanksgivingisalsowhenthoughtsstarttoturntootherkindsofgifts.TheFridayafterThanksgivingisthetraditionalstartoftheshoppingseasonforChristmasandtheotherwinterholidays.
VOICETWO:Andspeakingoftraditions,apopularThanksgivingtraditionistheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadeinNewYorkCity.EmployeesofthehugeMacy'sdepartmentstoreonHeraldSquareorganizedthefirstparadein1924.ManyofthemwantedtoholdabigparadeliketheonesinOldWorldEurope.Sotheydressedincostumesandborrowedsomeanimalsfromthezoo.Theyalsocarriedsmallballoonsthatfloatedjustoverhead.
VOICEONE:
Afewyearslatercamebigballoons,thekindthattheparadeisfamousfor.Buttheyburst.Theparadeplannerssoonlearnedbetterwaystocontroltheballoons.
Innineteenthirty-four,abigMickeyMouseballoonmadeofrubberappearedintheparadeforthefirsttime.MickeyMouseremainsapopularcharacterintheparade.
ButforthreeyearsduringWorldWarTwo,theMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadehadtobecancelled.Themilitaryneededrubberforthewareffort.
VOICETWO:
Twoand