By SJ Otto
Today, Thanksgiving is seen by many as a
"politically incorrect" holiday. The pilgrim forefathers took
advantage of the Indians. And some people believe that it is barbaric to plan a
holiday over killing a turkey. Still there are my relatives and I probably
won't tell them how bad their holiday is, at least not until after we all eat.
So I print this so all may know the truth.
There was a “first Thanksgiving” dinner, but
not likely turkey or the fixings we see today. The original meat was fish and
deer. The turkey became part of Thanksgiving about 1857. It is supposed to be of foods native to the
New World. It became a national holiday in 1941. The traditional
fixings came from a women’s magazine in the 1850s.
However, many of us will go to a holiday feast
with the intention of celebrating time with our families and/or friends. We are
thankful in life for some things. Most of us have either accomplished something
of success in our lives or we may like our relatives—spouses—or our friends and
lovers. Since I’m an Epicurean and
don’t believe in praying to god, I will simply be thankful. I also won’t dump a
guilt trip on my relatives for the sins of their ancestors or the fact that
they are eating a murdered animal.
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