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 2013-11-27 10:08 AM |
Champion  6999      Chicago, Illinois |  Subject: History of turkey dayWhen I moved from Wisconsin to Illinois as a child we would make yearly thanksgiving trips to Wisconsin to visit the family there. The tollway workers would wish us a happy turkey day. I am hear that more and more. I wonder what is the history of calling thanksgiving turkey day. Any reason why we do that? |
| 2013-11-27 10:16 AM in reply to: chirunner134 |
Expert 3126 Boise, ID | Subject: RE: History of turkey day
I don't know but I don't like it. If you don't like the name or idea behind the holiday then don't celebrate it. Can add X-mas and Happy Holidays into that, both grate on my nerves.
Now get off my lawn! |
| 2013-11-27 10:23 AM in reply to: chirunner134 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: History of turkey day Originally posted by chirunner134 When I moved from Wisconsin to Illinois as a child we would make yearly thanksgiving trips to Wisconsin to visit the family there. The tollway workers would wish us a happy turkey day. I am hear that more and more. I wonder what is the history of calling thanksgiving turkey day. Any reason why we do that? I do it all the time, but it's purely a satire/humor thing for me. The turkey is obviously a "symbol" of thanksgiving and I always look forward to the turkey. I also ask people if they got their "hairs" cut versus a single haircut, but as you all know I'm a little off. |
| 2013-11-27 10:32 AM in reply to: Aarondb4 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: History of turkey day Originally posted by Aarondb4
I don't know but I don't like it. If you don't like the name or idea behind the holiday then don't celebrate it. Can add X-mas and Happy Holidays into that, both grate on my nerves.
Now get off my lawn! yeah, I always hate the Happy Holidays one. If somebody says that to me I always ask them which holiday. I'm a huge fan of Christmas from both a spiritual standpoint and giving/receiving presents so as I mentioned before I think of it more as people trying to be funny than being disrespectful. |
| 2013-11-29 2:44 PM in reply to: #4905398 |
Champion 15211 Southern Chicago Suburbs, IL | Subject: RE: History of turkey day Keep in mind Christmas isn't always the only holiday going on. There is is sometimes Chanukah, and wasn't Ramadan around Christmas a few years ago? So as a multinational and religious nation I see saying Happy Holidays as celebrating our diverse nation. |
| 2013-12-02 7:55 AM in reply to: chirunner134 |
Champion 10668 Tacoma, Washington | Subject: RE: History of turkey day Happy Chrismakwanzikah. |
| 2013-12-02 8:19 AM in reply to: crowny2 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: History of turkey day Originally posted by crowny2 Keep in mind Christmas isn't always the only holiday going on. There is is sometimes Chanukah, and wasn't Ramadan around Christmas a few years ago? So as a multinational and religious nation I see saying Happy Holidays as celebrating our diverse nation. I see it as trying to be politically correct when it's not necessary. If somebody says Happy Hanukkah to me I say Happy Hanukkah back to them. If they say Happy Ramadan (not sure if that's how you would say it) then I return the gesture. If I'm a scrooge and hate Christmas then that's my issue, not the person greeting me at the checkout counter. I guess I try to look at our diverse nation the other way around. I should be tolerant of others beliefs and let them express them, vs trying to force them to hide their beliefs behind PC greetings such as "Happy Holidays". |
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