Thanksgiving Tradition

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A tradition, as one scholar defines it, is anything handed down from generation to generation that connects them with their past or heritage. This can mean anything from ancient rituals amugst tribes to a simple yearly family dinner. For me, tradition means gathering together and enjoying your family’s company and eating. Although my family is small, we are always there for each other and come to celebrate the holidays. One big holiday that my family comes together for is Thanksgiving. We all gather at my grandpa’s house to eat until we cannot eat anymore, watch T.V., and laugh with each other. My family is not the biggest, but we work with what we have. We are also not very traditional when it comes to regular things such as holidays, but Thanksgiving is one we never miss; mostly because of the food! My auntie, father, grandfather, uncle, and sister all gather to my grandfather’s house to watch football and eat. We do not usually bring a dish like most families do because my uncle is the cook in the family. Our family does not usually conform to the typical wife makes the dinner while father watches T.V. norm. My uncle likes to take over the kitchen and prepare all the food himself. My uncle …show more content…

By that time my uncle is almost done cooking and we all go in to say hello to our grandfather. He lost his hearing when he was a crane operator and refuses to put in hearing aids, so we all have to scream for him to hear us. After we get done catching up with our grandfather we go to say hello to my uncle and swipe a couple of rolls to hold us over until the food is done. This usually ends with one of us getting swat with a wooden spoon; usually my sister. Finally, we all sit around the T.V. and watch football together until it is time to eat. After eating we are usually all too full to move so we lay around for a good hour before anyone decides to say our

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