What makes Turkeys so special? Is it their feathers? Or their majestic-like walk? Did you know that 46 million turkeys are eaten everything Thanksgiving! That is crazy! Why do Americans only eat Turkey? Are we all brainwashed to just eat Turkey on Thanksgiving? Well I think, that turkeys are popular on Thanksgiving because it has become a trend. So today let’s go on a journey on why we shouldn't eat turkey on thanksgiving. First we are discriminating against other birds second, They aren't healthy for us, and finally people perspective on why we should eat turkey.
So first let's talk about how we are discriminating against other birds. Do you see anyone eating chicken on thanksgiving? how about any duck? No? Neither do I, and I am sick of it and you should be too! Imagine, for a minute, that you are a duck or a chicken, and everything Thanksgiving all humans decide to choose Turkey over you. Personally, I would feel rejected and lonesome if I were them.
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CBS News says “ It's a historical food. And the tradition must go on so that the holiday is never forgotten.” Ok agree that the tradition must go on. But isn't the main point of Thanksgiving is to be able to let your feelings out and say what you are thankful for. It could still and will be a tradition after we stop eating turkey when you're done reading this essay. Business Insider states “Ham is often served alongside turkey in many non-traditional households. Goose and duck, foods which were traditional European centerpieces of Christmas dinners before being displaced, are now sometimes served in place of the Thanksgiving turkey.” As you can see Business Insider is between both sides because it states another food to replace a turkey yet still it supports eating turkey by saying ham goes along with it Yet again ham comes from an animal and it will become the same issue with
Thanksgiving Day is a day of family, food, and giving thanks for the blessings in life and yet some people believe Thanksgiving to be a prep day for Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. The focus of Thanksgiving shifted from family bonding to incessant shopping. This trend of taking away from the hours of Thanksgiving in order to shop is enraging. It steals away from family time for the shoppers and the employees. Employers threaten workers that if they do not work on that certain holiday, they will be fired. Black Friday should be kept to Friday instead of moving in on my family time. The whole culture of Black Friday has become repugnant and unnecessary.
The table can be filled with many different types of foods, and it differs from family to family. However, there are some foods that are seen at almost every Thanksgiving table. First off, the turkey, it is the most important part of the celebration for most families in the United States. There are multiple reasons to why the turkey has become such a big part of Thanksgiving. For example, a colonist named William Bradford wrote in his journals that colonists hunted wild turkeys during autumn of 1621, which is named as the first Thanksgiving. Another reason to why the turkey is an important part of the holiday is because the birds are big and can feed a lot of people compared to other birds such as chickens (Trex, 2008). Although the turkey is the most important food on the table for most families, it is common for most families to also serve some sort of sweet potatoes, for example, a sweet potato casserole with marshmallows. As Thanksgiving is a feast holiday a dessert is usually also served, one of the most common desserts on Thanksgiving is a pumpkin pie. The pumpkin has been around for hundreds of years, and always been a part of thanksgiving, however, it is more likely that the pumpkin was served after being baked or stewed rather than a pie on the first years when Thanksgiving were celebrated (Trex, 2008). As it is a feast holiday the table has many more types of foods, but it varies from family to family what is put onto the table, however, the turkey, sweet potatoes, and the pumpkin pie is almost always found at every Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the time to eat and be merry. Never mind about your diet. No? Actually, you can still eat and be merry on Thanksgiving without ditching your diet.
During fall, the leaves fall, the temperature drops, and people sit around a table and say what they are thankful for. While we are consuming pounds of turkey and stuffing, the Pilgrims are to thank for the annual feast. Because the meaning of this holiday is to not stuff your face with endless amount of carbs, we should be reminded of how grateful we are for what we own. Thanksgiving was a very memorable time in U.S. history.
American culture is made up of a number of different influences one of them being holidays. On of those esteemed holidays is Thanksgiving, which was made a national holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln (History.com Staff). It was made a holiday at the time in order to bring the nation together during a time of pain and suffering. In this day and age, it is meant for families to come together and give thanks for what they have over a large meal, which is surrounded by football games, family recipes, and shopping. Thanksgiving, a ritual Americans have done for generations is a classic example of American civil religion. Because it brings together what it means to be an American, but at the same time ignores the history of some American
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.
Thanksgiving is undoubtedly a holiday to celebrate family. It also celebrates many other things, as the name suggests. Thanksgiving is a holiday to give thanks for the things that a person has rather than to wish for more things. Accomplishments and shiny cars are not part of the essence of Thanksgiving, as these do not have the inherent humbleness expected of the holiday. This air of humility and frugality, harkening back to the days of the pilgrims and Native Americans, is probably what lead Ellen Goodman to describe the holiday as a suppressing of individualism. However, the rift between individuality and family that Goodman describes in Thanksgiving is not as deep as she makes it seem, and Thanksgiving Day is hardly the only day of the
Traditionally, thanksgiving is looked at as a harvest festival. There are many parts of the United States that celebrate it in this way. It is the celebration and the thanksgiving of the crops that safely grew in the past
After you send in requests for a certain county to hunt, the state will send back your tags. There are two youth weekends, and then five weekends to hunt turkey. You can’t choose which weekend to hunt only where to hunt in a county. The tag will say which weekend you can hunt. You have to kill a bird with a beard, whether it be a jake, long-beard, or bearded hen.
Did you know, Native Americans were imprisoned for practicing their religion, but non-natives were allowed to mock it by using sacred objects to mimic their culture? Along with many other objects, people appropriated the well known headdresses, traditionally referred to as war bonnets that were worn by those who earned them, by using them whenever and wherever they like. Using sacred symbols is not the only thing that is degrading. The tomahawk chop is an awful tradition people have started at sports games. This is suggesting skinning of Indians. When it comes to sports games, people think that it is rightful to play Indian for a night. Bigham Young University law professor and Indian law expert Michalyn Steele said, “You have, on one hand, people asking for an increase in human decency. On the other hand you have: Well, it’s a fun tradition and we enjoy it so how dare you criticize it.” It is also unbelievably dehumanizing to the Native community that there are no other races representing mascots mostly because the majority of mascots are animals. Animals that are, or have been, hunted. Native people were hunted too. Every part of a Native American human being was worth a different price. Even gender and age was a contender to pricing the bodies. By these standards, people are comparing human beings to animals, and that is not okay in the slightest
1. Thanksgiving is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
Man, I can't believe Thanksgiving is over already, and Christmas is just around the corner. It seems like this happens to me every year. I'll have thoughts of a terrific Christmas meal at some point in August, with all of the turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, etc. But for some reason I forget about it again until a few days before the holiday, which is weird because I'm on top of every other holiday and event throughout the year. Party planning when your life is busy with work and kids can be extremely difficult.
Being fed extra, and given extra treats and plumped up, well ok not that part, that part’s good. But the next part, where they eat us, that part is bad. Like I knew this one Turkey, Fred, you know what happened to him? He was run over by a truck.
Even a chicken can feel all their pain, and have mental problems from horrible living conditions. My views have changed entirely when it comes to societal roles and
One reason most have them is for the eggs, chickens produce about 1 egg a day depending on the breed. When you raise your own chickens you control what they eat and they give you wonderful eggs in return. Most people think it is the same as a egg we buy at the market, well it isn’t. If you have ever had a farm fresh egg you will not want to buy store eggs again. The eggs that you buy at the market are from farms, but mass production farmers. These poor chickens are bred just to provide eggs; they usually are in a box/cage or a room with many, many other chickens. Feed only a mix that is usually the cheapest, no bugs, no grass. I mean the eggs are “normal”. They get shipped to a warehouse where they sit and wait to be shipped to markets all over. They have a expiration date because FDA requires it. Fresh eggs can sit on the counter without refrigeration for weeks, as long as they are not fertilized. A chicken that has access to a run with bugs, worms, grass, treats they get a little extra, so they produce an egg that has a deep yellow/orange yolk. It is so much tastier than a store bought egg. Chickens can also be considered a pet, me I picture myself with a cup of tea sitting outside near my garden with the hens roaming around. Like I would my dogs or cats, they will come up to you; kids can even pick them up