by Kayla Werner and Elizabeth Ostrem
When we think of Thanksgiving, we think of the traditions that go along with it. Whether it be from what you eat to watching football, every family has its traditions.
Some of the more famous traditions would be watching the Macy’s Day Parade on TV, making a wish with the turkey’s wishbone and, of course, giving thanks for the people and blessings of the past year. But, there are a few traditions that are out of the ordinary. One of these weird traditions is the Turkey Pardon. The pardon occurs when the President receives a live turkey on Thanksgiving, but “pardons” it to live, instead of being made into Thanksgiving dinner. Another would be that some people prefer to deep fry their turkey instead of cooking it in the oven. It is said it is one of the moistest and most flavorful ways to serve the bird.
There are a lot of interesting, little -known facts about Thanksgiving. For instance, there is no official reason or declaration for the use of turkey; they just happened to be the most plentiful meat available at the time of the first Thanksgiving. Another interesting fact is that part of the reason that Swanson© started creating TV dinners was because they needed to find something to do with 260 tons of frozen turkeys that were left over from Thanksgiving.
Regardless of all the traditions out there, Thanksgiving as a whole is about being with the ones you love and appreciating all you have in life.
