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| Fri, 11-19-2004 - 9:40am |
Hi everyone, Happy Friday to you all. Does everyone celebrate Thanksgiving? I saw a reference in a post about Thanksgiving in Canada and was wondering when it was celebrated there and what the tradition was? So, here are my 5 questions:
1. How & when do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
2. How soon do you start cooking for Thanksgiving?
3. Who cooks the Turkey?
4. Who cleans up?
5. Do you go shopping the next day for all the sales?


1. How & when do you celebrate Thanksgiving? I celebrate Thanksgiving on the 3rd Thursday in November, as it is done in the US. I celebrate the holiday different ways...I have a pretty small family, so sometimes I spend it with my mother, grandmother, and 2 great-uncles. A few times, I have gone to the homes of family friends. Sometimes, I spend it with BF and his family. At all locations, turkey eating is part of the activities. ;-)
This is interesting, though, b/c it is starting to get me thinking. I mean, I don't HAVE to celebrate Thanksgiving in the traditional way(s), and I don't have to celebrate it on the traditional day. I can start celebrating it sooner, putting together my OWN little rituals, making it more personal to ME, and I can include other people in certain aspects of it and do some of it on my own. I guess in a way, Thanksgiving is a good time to reflect on ones life and how you'd like it to progress...
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Good morning! As I said to my hubby as he headed off to work this morning, "Happy Friday!" :P
Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on October 11th according to my wall calendar...
1. How & when do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
*We celebrate this coming Thursday, being in the U.S.
2. How soon do you start cooking for Thanksgiving?
*I don't cook anything ahead. We go to another extend family members' home and we all bring part of the meal. They cook the turkey and stuffing; we all bring the rest. I am not a pie maker (can't seem to get the knack of making crust...) so I bring the veggies and sparkling cider and pre-dinner snacks. :P
3. Who cooks the Turkey?
*My DH's younger sis and husband. They are excellent cooks, so they were "elected" years ago, LOL! :D
4. Who cleans up?
*We all help a bit before we all head home after the feast. Most of us have a 2-1/2+ hour drive round trip to get there and back. The best part of the clean up is the "tupperware party" afterward before we head home --> We are all instructed to bring our left overs containers/tupperware, and fill them up before we go home, so we all get the wonderful turkey leftovers dinner later in the weekend as well! :P
5. Do you go shopping the next day for all the sales?
*Nope. Actually finished my holiday shopping this past week. A new Kohl's department store just opened up in our area and they were having 50% and 40% off on everything! I made out like a bandit, LOL! :P I can't stand mobs and the hubbub noise in the malls, so I get it done beforehand. Then I can stay home and relax and think about decorating the house! :D
Gypsy
Blessings,
Gypsy
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Wow!
I love turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce, too! :P YUMMY!
About gift lists. That was never a tradition in my side of the family. My DH's family used to do that all the time, but finally, GRATEFULLY (LOL!) the tradition has finally died in the past few years. None of us are in a financial position to do big gifts in any case, so we just buy little things. I love shopping and finding unique things that "fit" a certain person, and I don't like the straight jacket approach with everyone turning in their lists. UGH! :-\ For example, my sis-in-law is an avid hiker/walker and likes to go to Yosemite camping and taking nature classes and women's backpack trips they offer. I found this great little set of a compass and folded up eating utensils and some other things! I know she'll love it, but I had no list to guide me... :D I buy on intuition and have always resisted the list thing -- and interestingly enough, people are happy with what we gave them, even if it wasn't an item they thought of themselves and put on a list... I always figured I *know* these people, what they like, what they don't, their focus on different things, and I let my own inspiration guide me. In very few cases over the years, have I been off. Early on, when I didn't know my DH's side of the family that well, the lists were helpful, but I always put my own "spin" on the gift, anyway. I never buy clothes or practical or "boring" stuff, if I can help it, LOL! I like the "hyacinth" gift idea -- something totally out of left field, but delightful nonetheless. :D
Each family is different, though. I'm just grateful my DH's side of the family has finally let that list tradition go... :P
Gypsy
Blessings,
Gypsy
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That's really nice.