Thanksgiving
In my wonderful British ignorance, I knew nothing about Thanksgiving until today. So here’s a few things you UK people probably didn’t know about Thanksgiving…
- It dates back to Harvest festivals, celebrated by loads of cultures at harvest times.
- It’s celebrated on the fourth Thursday of Novemeber.
- In 1691, a Native American with the Wampanoag tribe, taught the Pilgrims how to catch eel and grow corn, and acted as an interpreter. Then they had a feast.
- Turkey is the traditional centerpiece, hence the alternative name of Turkey Day (which confused me, but thats a story for another blog…).
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held on Thanksgiving morning in New York City, and broadcast live on television.
- American football is a big deal.
- The day after Thanksgiving day, Black Friday, is when stores have sales, and marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season.
- Thanksgiving in 2014 will fall on Thursday, 27th November.
- In an absurd tradition, the President and other high members of office (such as Governor) will “pardon” a turkey. The turkey (and back-up turkey) that the President pardons is flown from Washington DC to California, where it leads the Disneyland Thanksgiving Parade. Cute.
Anyway, I digress. I had a fun Thanksgiving day this year. I went round to my friend Lauren’s and we ate a sensible amount of delicious food. Then we played Taboo, which I rock at, probably because I talk too fast, and because I’m “literal” apparently.
And that was Thanksgiving.
Oh, I found Cadbury’s chocolate as well today in WalMart. Tried some, and it’s actually okay. Not quite like the proper stuff from the UK, but nice enough.
