Thanksgiving Traditions In our family, family feast is an important tradition during Thanksgiving. The entire family sits at the table during dinner and offer prayer to the Lord. Our family prays is For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Relatives living in different places to come together and celebrate a traditional stuffed turkey, complete with pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and green bean casserole. Many other dishes, sweets, and goodies are bought by friends and relatives visiting.
My husband’s family usually meets at his grandmother’s house and we eat the food that she has prepared for us. This is her old family tradition which includes turkey, ham, dressing, vegetables, green bean casserole, and desserts; she says that she will always carry it on. My family always picks a dish that each of us would like to bring and we meet at my parents’ house to eat the food that we have brought. The menu varies from year to year but usually we have the basics ham, turkey, vegetables, and deserts. Our family has decided to help out with the food as it makes us feel more involved.
Thanksgiving has been a ritual in which Americans come together and celebrate. Thanksgiving ritual comes from the original 1621 harvest meal, puritans and Native Indians originated together by giving thanks for their great harvest. Since then, Americans have continued the ritual of having dinner and giving thanks for their success throughout the year. Thanksgiving has become a ritual of gathering with family and friends feasting on a meal by giving thanks for our prosperity. People have the ritual of watching football, having dinner and family gatherings.
Thanksgiving is a time when the house can come truly alive. Every member of the family comes together to eat and enjoy the turkey dinner. The true meaning of Thanks giving can be found in any family history and lives in our hearts as a fundamental tradition. Merriam-Websters Dictionary version of Thanksgiving Day is “a day appointed for giving thanks for divine goodness”(Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary.com). The Encylopedia Britanica defines Thanksgiving Day as an “annual national holiday in the United States and
This was a happy ending and Groovy’s mom even let her dad come over for dinner. Groovy cooked the dinner and they talked. I also liked when Groovy’s friend Frankie told her that his mom was starting to write letters to him. I would recommend this book to a friend. I think that lots of kids would like this
My meal included lobster tail, turkey, squash, corn, and wild rice. I also served strawberries and honey for dessert. As I took in the opinions of my family members, the most popular dish seemed to be the wild rice. It wasn’t necessarily the rice itself that took their taste buds to outer space but the added texture brought from the cashews and the honey that made it taste sweeter really made the dish delicious. My family
Our family makes it a priority to get together for thanksgiving and Christmas and enjoy food, friends, and family. Of course this is not exclusive to just us, but the opportunity to enjoy each other during a time in history that is not as volatile is priceless to many of the older members of my family who have vivid memories of difficult times in the same city and town. Traditionally, the holidays are a time when we are able to cook and enjoy the soul food that we normally do not get to eat during the rest of the year. While there are times when meals are prepared throughout the year that consist of certain dishes, our family really makes a diligent effort to include all of the dishes that have been passed down for generations and have become a holiday staple for our family. Traditional dishes that are prepared by our family include: collard and turnip greens, ham hocks, chitterlings, macaroni and cheese, fried fish, ribs, neckbones, yams, fatback, cornbread, rice, grits, butter beans, black eyed peas, chicken livers, grits, lima beans, mashed potatoes, and hot sauce for seasonings.
All these different foods were ate back in 1621 over the diplomatic council, so as tradition we still eat this at the dinner table today. There are so many different types of food to eat at Thanksgiving but in my opinion, the cranberry sauce is the best. Cranberry sauce is my favorite because I love cranberries and the sauce isn't just a liquid, it is the juice from the cranberries and chunks of cranberries in it. Sometimes there are additional ingredients. Even without the additional food, the sauce is amazing just the way it
Food pantries have become common place in communities where they did not exist even five years ago. Local churches also have food programs and belive it or not, both sometimes get low on food items and sometimes run out because the need has become so great. It is probably a forgone thought , but invite someone who you happen to know is having a difficult time, to have dinner with you. You'd be surprised how much this helps when food is an issue, and is appreciated greatly. During summer months, the good old fashioned barbeque is a wonderful way to help with meals especially in families with children.
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving day, it is a special event. Usually it is turkey, potato salad, dinner with family, lots of fun, everyone is happy. But, in general, this event was created to say thanks for everything. In my life, there were a lot of things about that I am thankful. However in my country we don’t have Thanksgiving Day at all!