Political correctness doesn’t take a day off. We probably ought to be terribly careful and say “Happy Holiday” in case someone is celebrating something else somewhere in the world today. With globalization, we can’t just stop the PC at our borders.
And this isn’t the holiday my Jewish friends eat at Chinese restaurants. How did I know? My cousin and I wanted to eat Chinese today but the restaurant was closed. Who knew?
So rest up. The holidays are coming next month when PC is at fever pitch each year. But today my late grandmother could easily still say her little phrase – one that she enjoyed saying to us each Thanksgiving:
Hoorah for the turkey,
Hoorah for the fun,
Thanksgiving has come,
Thanksgiving has come!
SamHenry is studying “HAPPY THANKSGIVING” in Chinese as well as in Farsi so that all will be in order for any eventuality in the future. SH is also putting more money away for the turkey since that will cost more for sure! But does one save it in dollars? There’s so much uncertainty these days.
Thanksgiving as celebrated by “others.” These people live in a country called Otherwise Occupied.
All ready for Thanksgiving in 2025
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my dear friends in cyberspace – all of you – the good, the bad and the ugly.
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blackwatertown
November 25, 2010
Right back atcha.
I was aware of the historical background to thanksgiving, but I hadn’t really considered the personal side of it till I read this http://mikelamonica.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/best-thanksgiving-present-ever/
In some ways – especially as the buy buy buy message is less central – is Thanksgiving the ultimate feast day/holiday on the calendar?
samhenry
November 25, 2010
No doubt – hadn’t thought about it. I do know that that from now through Christmas, retailers make a phenomenal percentage of sales for the year – at least 1/2 – I will research this but it is staggering. I would say that Thanksgiving is the ultimate feast day on the national secular calendar since fewer are celebrating Christmas as a percentage of the entire population. Soon, it will be just Happy Holidays officially. I think we should call Thanksgiving the feast of the consumption. Good grief but I am satiated and stuffed for a winter’s hibernation. I must check out the bear caves in the area and rent one. Every overweight person at table this evening (a friend’s home) is headed to Weight Watcher’s Monday. I will follow the herd.
samhenry
November 26, 2010
Alzo – the most heavily traveled holiday here. It s so perhaps because most stay home for Christmas.
DarcKnyt
November 26, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving it is for me, and Merry CHRISTmas, complete with the CHRIST included, to you too.
Much love and thinking of you today, SH.
samhenry
November 26, 2010
Thank you for thinking of me at Thanksgiving. That is you and the one so many of us follow. And on that new job, it will be a crowded scene because all of us will be there with you ! Love SH
DarcsFalcon
November 26, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving to you too dearheart!
I am thankful for you. *hugs*
Cute pics, btw.