Every year I look forward to Thanksgiving. For myself this is a magical holiday where you may eat whatever you want and no one is counting calories. At this time of the year there is always a big gathering at my cousin’s house. My family is also the type that does not hold back on cooking delicious items. Everyone usually brings a dish which ensures plenty of variety.
Once the weather starts changing and the hues of the leaves turn to a nice orange my body knows this wonderful holiday is coming. During this week it becomes pretty busy and hectic where I work because Thanksgiving is known for food and an abundance of it. Most people are either going to a gathering unless they go out to eat. As the day before Thanksgiving approaches is when I truly get excited. As the conveyor belt at Publix rolls on tons of talk about food conspires. Not only does this make me hungry and jealous at work but I get the excitement of what is to come at my family gathering.
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people have traditions such as getting up early and starting to cook or just relaxing because you cooked the night before. For my father and me we are the ones up and early cooking a dish for the party. Fall is a great season for baking because a variety of options exist for me such as cheesecake or a classic apple crumble. At this time of the year you cannot go wrong with an apple crumble because of the moist and deliciously soft apples coated in sugar with a buttery crumb topping on top. After a few hours of cooking it’s finally two o’clock and it’s time to get going. It’s usually at this time I’m preparing for all that comes next. Arriving becomes one of the greatest joys. No one answers the door and its inviting just to let yourself in. Often times in the kitchen you hear everyone announce with some fun greeting that they’ve arrived. Of course usually the Uncles come late and this is just expected every year. Once you’ve hit the kitchen the real fun begins. My cousins love to overdo it with appetizers and snacks before the big meal. They are just not ordinary snacks. It usually consist of things like Yorkshire pudding, Baked Brie, and a spicy Rhode Island sausage called Soupy which everyone loves. Now we are still on the appetizers at this point and it’s hard to not get full before the main course. Having a big family I believe is also what makes this holiday special to me. Today everyone seems to be busy and often times we only see family 1 to 2 times a year. Due to various reasons such as distance as well. One of the traditions in our family is of course the hugging and friendly greetings. Most of the conversation between myself and everyone is “Oh my you’ve grown so much since the last time I saw you!” With everyone giving hugs and catching up this truly makes me feel abundant for all the great connections I have in life. A few hours later my cousin in her loud Rhode Island voice screams “Dinner time!” At this point we slowly make our way to the dinner table.
When this time comes I’m pretty much stuffed but I continue to still gaze at all the amazing things I’m going to consume. We say grace and the fun begins when we grab our plates. My plate usually consist of the traditional stuff. I consider traditional as turkey, sausage stuffing, mash potatoes and gravy of course. In fact my plate is slathered up in gravy. Who can resist? Once hours have passed myself and everyone has enjoyed the meal things start to slow down. Usually everyone helps with the dishes or sits in a nice comfortable chair. By doing this it allows everyone to get a little digestion in before the final finale. The coffee smell is also a euphoric sent to me because it just compliments the meal and the mood so well. After an hour of two comes my favorite time which is dessert. Since I’m confident about my baking I always just wait till everyone tries
it. After the wonderful desserts and coffee have been served its pretty much time to leave. Everyone starts slowly leaving and the house that was once an energetic and euphoric environment disappears. By this time as well all the to-go bags are being made up. Having all this left over food of course annoys my cousins so why not give it away. Eventually we get home and this becomes my favorite ending to a day. Lying in bed creates all the wonderful thoughts of how thankful I am and the delicious food I just consumed. In the end I think Thanksgiving is the most magical holiday. I feel like if family and good food didn’t exist then I wouldn’t consider this as my favorite holiday.
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Thanksgiving today is about cooking and sharing a beautiful meal with family and friends which is far from what the first Thanksgiving was like. The first Thanksgiving was held to celebrate the first successful harvest they reaped (Source 5, Source 3).The feast lasted three days and turkey was not one of the items on the menu. The Pilgrims ate native fruits, Jerusalem artichokes, turnips, cabbage, native birds, shellfish, and Venison (source 11). Other Items did not show up on the menu until after the 1900s. The first Thanksgiving was quite different from modern Thanksgiving in many ways but one thing that hasn't changed is taking the time to be thankful for all that we have and have been
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Finding focus and the true reason of Thanksgiving and other holiday celebrations can not only make them enjoyable but meaningful and magical.
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The History of ThanksgivingTopic: The History of ThanksgivingQuestion: What is the origin of Thanksgiving?Thesis: The History of Thanksgiving goes far back to 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared a harvest feast, which was the first Thanksgiving meal.September of 1620, a ship known as the Mayflower left Plymouth, England transporting over 100 passengers. These passengers were religious separatists and were seeking refuge in a new territory. Originally, they were headed to the Hudson River in New York, but due to erratic weather such as severe thunderstorms, they ended up in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts.1 They were greeted by the local Wampanoag Indian tribe, who befriended the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and brought them corn and turkey for the first Thanksgiving.2 They also offered them a bountiful harvest of Indian breads, seeds, etc. Throughout the course of time, the Pilgrims had their first successful harvest which then led to a three day
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