THAnksgiving!!!!
Mohammad A. Khan
Please forgive me for bringing up a topic which is not related to Tennis in
any way. I am just curious what's the Origin of Thanksgiving day. Hope
everybody enjoyed Turkey during Thanksgiving. Bye....
Mohammad A. Khan.
mk...@mtu.edu.
Charles Lin
In article <2d6kpu$f...@kirchhoff1.ee>, mk...@mtu.edu (Mohammad A. Khan) writes:
>Hi,
> Please forgive me for bringing up a topic which is not related to Tennis in
>any way. I am just curious what's the Origin of Thanksgiving day. Hope
>everybody enjoyed Turkey during Thanksgiving. Bye....
>
Though I 'm sure there is a more historicallly accurate version
than the one I'm about to present, the American holiday of Thanksgiving,
(I've heard the Canadians have their own version as well), is supposed
to have originated from the Pilgrims who emigrated to what is now
the United States (Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, I think) during,
umm, maybe the 1600's, though that is a complete guess. The
Pilgrims were essentially escaping religious persecution in England
(having then gone to Holland, if I recall), and decide to make
this trip. Since they survived the hardships with the aid
of American Indians, they had a feast, which was later called
Thanksgiving. So goes the traditional story. It's been a while
since I heard this version, so it may be inaccurate.
Traditionally, Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. There
is usually also some pie eaten. Either apple pie or pumpkin pie.
I have heard some people call it a more popular holiday in the US than
Christmas, mainly because Thanksgiving (somewhat) transcends all
religions whereas Christmas is a Christian holiday (though, it
has become quite secularized, in my opinion). Thanksgiving is
usually a family affair where families meet up (sometimes at
a grandparents house) and are thankful (hence the name
"Thanksgiving") for what they have. Thanksgiving is held
on the fourth Thursday of November. Usually, they have sales
at shopping areas the following day, and it's typically the
first day of the Christmas shopping season.
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Charles Lin
cl...@eng.umd.edu
Gail A. Fullman
Another traditional pie is Mince Meat.
Typically, the Friday after Thanksgiving is the first day of the "Christmas
Shopping Season". It's also called Black Friday - because the retailers rake
in big $$$$. For some, it's what puts them into the profit column for thier
fiscal year. Some stores are still closed on Thanksgiving, unfortunately, the
trend seems to be going to opening stores. Just another American
commercialization of a holiday.
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Gail Fullman
Manager - ADMO
Wendy M. Grossman
> Though I 'm sure there is a more historicallly accurate version
>than the one I'm about to present, the American holiday of Thanksgiving,
>(I've heard the Canadians have their own version as well), is supposed
>to have originated from the Pilgrims who emigrated to what is now
>the United States (Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, I think) during,
>umm, maybe the 1600's, though that is a complete guess. The
>Pilgrims were essentially escaping religious persecution in England
>(having then gone to Holland, if I recall), and decide to make
>this trip. Since they survived the hardships with the aid
>of American Indians, they had a feast, which was later called
>Thanksgiving. So goes the traditional story. It's been a while
>since I heard this version, so it may be inaccurate.
>
That's the story as I remember it; believe the first Thansgiving
was 1621. I thought it was FDR who declared it a national holiday,
but someone (a kid, who'd heard it in school, which is more likely
to be accurate, I'#d have thought) recently told me it was Lincoln.
> Traditionally, Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. There
>is usually also some pie eaten. Either apple pie or pumpkin pie.
>I have heard some people call it a more popular holiday in the US than
>Christmas, mainly because Thanksgiving (somewhat) transcends all
>religions whereas Christmas is a Christian holiday (though, it
>has become quite secularized, in my opinion). Thanksgiving is
>usually a family affair where families meet up (sometimes at
>a grandparents house) and are thankful (hence the name
>"Thanksgiving") for what they have. Thanksgiving is held
>on the fourth Thursday of November. Usually, they have sales
>at shopping areas the following day, and it's typically the
>first day of the Christmas shopping season.
>
Turkey; stuffing; cranberry sauce; gravy; corn; plus often sweet
potatoes (yams) or sometimes squash; pumpkin pie; apple pie. and
gravy.
The key, though, is to continue eating this menu for the four or
five days it takes to dispose of a substantial portion of the
leftovers...
wg
>
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Wendy M. Grossman
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Richmond, Surrey TW9 3LZ Freelance writer
+(44) (81) 948 3784 Recovering folksinger