Nice to meet you Senor Turkey! I have only seen you in the movies. I have always wondered what Thanksgiving was all about. Such were the words of our Honduran friend, Cesar Alonzo, who for the first time met a real turkey (and no, he was not referring me to me! :)
We delighted in telling them the story of Thanksgiving starting with a multiple choice question:
Thanksgiving is....
a. A historical event
b. A US holiday
c. A Christian way of living
d. All of the above
We shared that according your belief, that's how you celebrated. If it was just an event in the past, you would associate Thanksgiving with Pilgrims and Indians. We did read them a story about the event itself in 1621. If you believed it is just a US holiday, you would appreciate the day off and remember to "be thankful", not to anyone in particular, but just a neutral kind of feeling. Lastly, if you believe Thanksgiving is a Christian way of living then you would make special effort to express to the Lord God all that you were grateful for.
Indeed, Thanksgiving is all the above, and we are thankful at having shared with our beloved friends and family (Silvia and Alfredo's cousin Alejandra were present) the joyous occasion.
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