Monday, November 23, 2009
Cultural Universal: Holidays
So...this week, people in the United States celebrate "Thanksgiving". There are many cultural components of this holiday relating to history, family, food, travel, traditions, entertainment, shopping... even sports. Think about ways your family will commemorate this American holiday. Describe at least one tradition / activity that you will participate in during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday (and the weekend after). (Note: Please don't make your comment just about eating turkey, unless there is more to say about that than "We eat turkey." Think a little harder!:-D) Please remember to sign your name to your comment.
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Every year we go down to dayton to visit my stepdads family. his parents grandparents aunts uncles cousins neices and naphews are their his dad cooks hamburgers and turkey and his mom makes corn on the cob anf pies. his grand,other bvirings every desert under thesun. its a fun get together!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have a party at my house! :) [It's mostly my parents friends but my parent's friends kids are going to come too]
ReplyDeleteFor thanksgiving we have a tradition that we do every year where we put up our christmas tree with my whole family.
ReplyDeleteJordan Fischbach
My family tries to invite or go to a relative's house for Thanksgiving. We all must bring a item, whether a dinner or a desert. Declan Liu
ReplyDeleteFor me, Thanksgiving is a great time to be with family. We usually all get together and eat a huge meal.(my favorite is the pie my grandma makes!)Before the meal my sister and I usually come up with some way to know and find out what the people in our family are thankful for. One year they all had to write what they are thankful for down on a piece of paper,and put it in a basket. Then during the meal we read them out loud. Last year everyone made acrosstic poems; each letter of their name being another thing they're thankful for. Tara
ReplyDeleteWell we're gonna have the feast of mashed potatoes, cranberry sause :), and of course, TURKEY! And possibly we will have family members come over, its gonna be tastey!! Harald S.
ReplyDeleteThe day after Thanksgiving we usually set up our Christmas Tree! It's kind of funny that as soon as we finish one holiday we're already anxious for the next! I guess it's good we have something to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteTara:)
I get to baste the turkey while its cooking :).And also, my whole family (my dad, mom, brother, cousin,aunt,and uncle.) get to peel potatoes! yeah......
ReplyDeleteWhat's really fun is that, the weekend after Thanksgiving, we get together with my mom's coworker/friend and her family and have a GINORMOUS feast! They're my second family!! <3 <3 <3 ~Julia
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple at my house.
ReplyDeleteFirst, every single year we have it at my house with my mom's side of the family. My uncle Jim always has a football game on, and most of the "dudes" are watching. The rest of us, which is usually my mom, dad, my aunt Marie, My cousin tyler and I play Eucher and Lake Nancy Rummy(we like card games). My favorite tradition, though, is something tottaly weird. My Gandparents are always late to EVERY family gathering, so we have an anuall bet to see when they will get here.
Madison XD
I actually don't celebrate Thanksgiving, but our family spends quality time with each other and with friends.
ReplyDeleteMy family of 3 goes to Ct for thanksgiving with my moms 4 brothers and their wives and all of my 12 cousins and on Wensday we just hangout together. On thursday we have a tiny thanksgiving lunch then go bowling. For dinner we have a go out to the blue goose and have dinner. On Friday we play football and then have pizzan for dinner. On sat we just hang out and then the adults have a wine tasting. WE have the best thanksgiving traditions ever. And my grandma makes the best Rolls EVER. Even though they come froma package. Amy Kruzan
ReplyDeleteI as an individual consider thanksgiving a time for reflecting, counting your blessings, and becoming closer with family. I do not beleive that Thanksgiving nessisarily has to tie to the pilgrims in America. i say this because I find it a horrible shame that the Native American race has decreased so much and we have lost many great traditions and knowledge, partly because of the first Caucasian people that settled there...
ReplyDeleteCaroline S.
I try to go against the odds on Thanksgiving and eat very little. That's just me, though. My family doesn't do it.
ReplyDelete-Hana Estice =]
Every year my grandma makes an amazing orange creme jello. my mom also makes her own recipe of double chocolate pie. I love our traditions at my house. I want to keep passing down the traditions my mom and grandma do. Abby W
ReplyDeleteOn thursday I am going to my grandmothers and have thanksgiving with my family. Avery K.
ReplyDeleteMy mom always makes German Chocolate cake and its AMAZING! She also makes a dish with marshmellows and yams. She makes good food :)
ReplyDelete******* Taylor
My family goes around the dinner table before we eat and that person talks about what they are thankful for. I'm super duper excited to have a great time with the people i love <3
ReplyDelete***Taylor :)
Another tradition that we have during the holidays is thanksgiving eve we make homemade pizzas then go to hobby lobby and pick out ornaments for our tree that goes up the next day.
ReplyDeleteJordan Fischbach
Oh I asked my mom if we are going to have turkey and she said that we are not. She said that chinese people do not like turkey and so they buy "chinese turkey". (I think she said it was like duck legs or something?)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that but I was wondering why our "turkey" always looked different...
My mom always makes green bean casserole which is really good. I like being able to spend time with my family.
ReplyDeleteHeather
The only thing special on Thanksgiving to me is my family, and I think that should be a strong tradition in some of your holidays(and for those who don't celebrate the holidays). For the best tradition is family, even when they get on your nerves, push your buttons, or when they humiliate you in front of your friends.
ReplyDeleteFamily is always there for you, even when your an adult or senior. They're there for you when your in a hospital; when your on trail for a crime; when your in a retirement home; when you were born; when you graduate college; when you get married; when it's your last day of your life. They know you'll do the same thing for them, and you do, too.
Samantha Tuttle
sam, that was amazing!!! you pretty much summed up what this whole holiday.And it was so true!
ReplyDeleteMadisonXD
I spend time with my family. Every year, we watch the original Willy Wonka Movie, and The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving thing.
ReplyDeleteWe dont really do much for thanksgiving... We dont get family to gether or anything. But every year on the sunday following thanksgiving, we put up all the christmas decorations :) Every year we set up the xmas tree, and then for dinner we eat chili :)
ReplyDelete-Shelby :3
Thank you Madison! ;D
ReplyDeleteSamantha Tuttle
no prob. sam!
ReplyDeleteOn the subject of christmas decorations, my mom won't let us get our christmas tree yet.:(
(i only say christmas because that's what we celebrate no offence to other religions)
MadisonXD
Well, I kind of started a new tradition this year. At least I want it to be a tradition. And that is Oreo Cheesecake Truffles. They're the best dessert in the world. But the desserts we eat every year are Rumballs, Pumpkin Pie, and Pecan Pie. All three are guaramteed.
ReplyDelete~Katya
Christmas is said to be the celebration of Jesus's birth(whitch is wrong).This is for Christians(and I don't know if other religions take part in it).
ReplyDeleteHanukkah is a celebration that lasts for 8 days, it celebrates the story of traveling Jews that had less oil for a candle. But to there suprise the flame lasted for 8 days.
But I'm not a Jew, so correct this if I'm wrong.
Samantha Tuttle
just out of curiosity, what do you mean it's wrong?
ReplyDeleteMadisonXD
(i mean christmas)
ReplyDeleteMadisonXD
For thanksgiving normally we go down to my grandma's and have a big reunion with my cousins and the rest of my stepdad's side of the family but since my grandma died this tuesday, we had a small get together with a third of the large group that normally comes but it was still fun.
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