In With the Old and New Traditions

December 5, 2011  
Filed under A&E, Top Stories

Thanksgiving is a time where old and new traditions take place, but the question is: what are traditions EECHS students do for Thanksgiving?

A Taste of Thanksgiving’s History:

In the September of 1620, a ship called the Mayflower carried 102 passengers from Plymouth, England who left to seek a place where they could freely practice their religions and own land. Though on the way to the “New World” the Pilgrims, as they were called, suffered a brutal winter and lost many people because of food shortages, diseases, etc.

In March of 1621, when the Pilgrims moved ashore, they were helped by the Wampanoag Indians. They showed the pilgrims how to produce their own food, shelter, and other necessities.

Later on, when the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians were friends, they held an autumn harvest feast on the November of 1621, where they dinned to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest success.

It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War (1861-1865) that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving into a national holiday to be held every November.

“The Traditional Thanksgiving” Description:

Turkey, stuffing, homemade mash potatoes, and other riches are placed on the dinner table by the hostess of the party.  As the food is being passed around you might just see a couple of faces just dying to sink their teeth into their food. After everyone has tasted a bit of everything on their plate, they occasionally laugh and some nearly choke which causes more laughter, but for some people everyone just sits and enjoys their meals in peace. These descriptions describe what is called “the traditional Thanksgiving”.

When the same o’ same o’ gets boring, the new Thanksgiving traditions begin.

EECHS’ Student’s Traditions:

“After having our thanksgiving meal we gather the bones from the turkey we ate and make a stack and the person with the highest stack gets $50.00.” – Ariana Ruiz 9^th grade

“I put duck and chicken inside of the turkey.”  Ivonn Gutierrez 11^th grade

“We put music and sometimes make tripe (menudo), tamales, or posole besides turkey.” Danielle Bracho 10^th grade

“We play charades in a weird family way.” Herminia Canas 10^th grade

“My family uses the Turkey bones to replace legos and build things with them.”  Anonymous 9^th grade

“Nothing. Thanksgiving is the same as every other day for me.” Maria Vasquez 11^th grade

“We give out tamales.” Maria Guzman 12^th grade

“My family makes BBQ instead of having turkey for dinner.” Estefani Ruiz 9^th grade

“Instead of turkey we eat chicken that’s stuffed with ham and cheese.” Alejandra Salinas 9^th grade

The Impossible Tradition:

“In my work we go inside the freezer and make a fire and cook chicken. The boss started this tradition.” –Pablo aka LALO 12 grade

Charlie Brown’s Tradition

Charlie Brown: I can’t cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast.
Linus van Pelt: That’s right. I’ve seen you make toast. You can’t butter it, but maybe we can help you.

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