Essay About Thanksgiving

This year Thanksgiving is on November 23,2017. Every year my family Thanksgiving is the best, to me at least. So we always have Thanksgiving at my Grandmas and Grandpas, but not this year we are having it at my house. Which I mean could be good and bad. Good is it is at my house so it’s cool and bad, the house has to be completely spotless or my mom will freak out. Normally what we do every year is we get my family together and have dinner, mess around, and watch football. This year my dad's brother is coming with his three daughters and his wife and my grandpa and grandma. I really can’t wait to see them all because I don't really see them that much as I would like to. When we have a family dinner like this we always have a lot of food for everyone.

Intro: In 1789, President George Washington offered the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation for the newly formed United States of America. His proclamation began "Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor - and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

On the fourth Thursday of every November, families gather together to spend a day filled with food and laughter. Thanksgiving celebrates the day the settlers and the Native Americans enjoyed their first meal together. However, my parents were both raised in Mexico and never had a typical yearly Thanksgiving celebration. Despite my parents home being Mexico, they started a family in America and decided to teach their children about both of the places they come from. A compromise between American and Mexican traditions formed and served as a family tradition until last year. A year ago, my family ate a Thanksgiving meal at my sister's parent-in-laws house.

One thing that is similar to my thanksgiving that some people also have is the food.

“We” [Americans] are fond of parades and picnics on the July4th. “We” [Texans] proudly celebrate March 2nd. “We” [Badnariks] always pose on the living room sofa for a family portrait during the holidays. Each of these traditions is self-evident, but only to the group of people that are included in the editorial “We”.

By hosting this special day, families and friends were able to join together and celebrate each other’s cultural qualities.

Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and reminiscing about all the good times. At the Fitzgerald household only two things matter most. Food and Monopoly. We've played the painstakingly long game every year since I was seven, and I would always lose. Naturally, when my uncle busted out the game, I was ready to back out and save the small dignity that I still had.

Teachers have exposed students to different stories about the pilgrims. Textbooks picks one reason and presents them as facts. Different stories have been told for example the hijacking story, how the pilgrims adopted the Mayflower to avoid rebellion. The Pilgrims are described as a “pious and moral band who laid the antecedents of our democratic tradition.” (6- Loewen) They are also described as Christian, sober, democratic, generous to the Indians, God thanking. Apparently, these could not be true. Historians have chosen to omit the facts and not talk about the African slaves, Spanish and Indians. The Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts

When you think of Thanksgiving, what usually comes to your mind? Thanksgiving is all about being thankful and eating great food. It is the one day of the year that no one will judge you for eating so much food that it should be humanly impossible. It is so great! Other holidays have food, but nothing like Thanksgiving. There is usually a good meal on Christmas, but the whole day isn’t dedicated to food. You don’t spend all day preparing a feast fit for a king. Valentine's Day is filled with chocolate and candy, which is good, but not near as good as the turkey on Thanksgiving. You also might go on a date to a nice restaurant, but that’s only if you have a significant other. The food would still be hard to compare with the Thanksgiving meal. Just thinking about Thanksgiving could make anybody's mouth water. I’m talking about stuffing, mashed potatoes, rolls, sweet potatoes and brown sugar, and then the pies! The smells and aromas of the food cooking before the dinner outways

You don't have to travel far to enjoy Thanksgiving. Take a break from the stove and let someone else do the cooking. You can choose to stay close to home or pick a weekend excursion with these 5 great Thanksgiving destinations. This is the time where towns and cities in Florida throw Thanksgiving festivities, with many kicking off the holiday season with parades.

In this country, we hold many traditions of honoring the days of our fallen brothers that have fought to keep this country free. From the very beginning, our beautiful country was at odds with another to allow such a freedom. However, it was the patriotism

This week, families across our state are unboxing their Thanksgiving décor, choosing table cloths, and deciding who is going to be responsible for what dish next Thursday. It’s that time of the year when we come together, forget our family drama for at least a week and get in the holiday spirit. Unfortunately, this holiday season comes with a different taste to many. Hundreds of Iowan families and I will share our Thanksgiving meal with uncertainty, anxiety and fear.

When the great holiday of Thanksgiving comes to mind, most people think of becoming total gluttons and gorging themselves with a seemingly unending amount of food. Others might think of the time spent with family and friends. The whole basis of the holiday is family togetherness, fellowship, and thankfulness for blessings received during the previous year.

For my first Thanksgiving as host, I bought the biggest turkey they had in the store, it was just over 100 dollars. I had to get help to just carry it to my car because it was so heavy, once we got it to my car, I asked the man that helped me, where that strangely huge turkey came from and how old it was. The man responded and told me that it came from Kuck’s Turkey Farm in Ohio and told me that it was just over 10. I asked him if that was old for a turkey and he told me that it was a very old age to send a turkey to the butcher. I then asked him why and he told me that the turkey will become tough and have a gamy taste the older it gets. I then left thinking if I should’ve even bought the turkey to begin with.

Thanksgiving to me means family time and a chains to be thankful for all we have our family, our wonderful country, and all the things we are blessed to have. Every year we go to our Mimi’s and Papa’s for thanksgiving, it is my family, my Mimi and Papa, and my Uncle's family. As soon as you walk through the door you can smell the wonderful aroma of food, and when you walk into the kitchen you can see a table adorned with an abundant amount. Then we all gather around the table and pry as we thank god for all he has given use and then we get our plates so we can serve ourselves. While we are eating we have some comical conversations that makes us laugh, we also talk about what we have been doing.