Jason's Week 10: Thanksgiving is coming up!!!


In 1620, the Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower searching for freedom and arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The first Thanksgiving was held by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in 1621, and was a feast to celebrate their successful harvest. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November and the president of the United States pardons a live turkey every year. 

Who doesn't love thanksgiving; Kids get time off of school, adults get time off from work, everyone gets to spend quality time with family, and the infamous Macy's Thanksgiving day parade is on TV. Plus, who doesn't love eating a delicious meal filled with an extensive variety of different foods and on top of that, the day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday and is one of the biggest shopping days with the best sales possible. Did you know that an average Thanksgiving meal consists of 3,000 calories and that turkey wasn't even on the menu at the first thanksgiving. 

I always looked forward to thanksgiving and getting to be with my entire family all together. We would always watch the special NFL football games, watch the big New York Macy's parade, and reflect back and say what we were most grateful for. Lastly, we would have a huge feast, full of the best thanksgiving foods like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, casseroles, brisket, types of bread, cranberry sauce, gravy, cornbread, pies, and so much more. It was one of the best meals of the year.........but by the end of the evening I would have a horrible stomach ache from the excessive quantity of food, it was always worth it though!

                                 Do you enjoy thanksgiving and have any special traditions of your own?



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  1. AnonymousNovember 21, 2023 at 8:12 AM

    Generally, as stated in my own post, my Thanksgiving traditions are pretty light. We do eat a dinner fairly larger than usual, and tell each other what we're thankful for. However, a more personal thing we do for Thanksgiving is that every year, we put up a new list on a board of things we're thankful for. This tradition has been going since 2011, and we plan to keep it going for a while longer.

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