Yesterday, I had an amazing Thanksgiving dinner with other people from my church. Even though I don't like turkey because it smells something, and live ones look quite awful, I enjoyed having the dinner with my church friends. During the dinner, I asked one of the friends, "Why do you guys eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Why not Sushi, beef steak, or other delicious foods instead of this smelly, ugly meat?"
"What? How dare you hate turkey!? This is delicious!" She raises her voice.
I, at first, said "sorry" to call her favorite turkey "smelly meat." But then, I asked her again, "Why do you guys always eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Are there any particular reasons?"
"I don't know. I don't care what the heck Thanksgiving means. I like Thanksgiving because I can eat delicious turkey." She said.
I thought if turkey is my favorite food, then, I wouldn't even care why people eat turkey on Thanksgiving. But because I hate turkey, I wanted to find the clear reason that could convince me why turkey became the Thanksgiving main dish but not beef steak. I don't like how other friend told me, "I don't care what Thanksgiving means. All I care is to have day off and have fun with friends."
Thanksgiving is the day that Pilgrim Fathers "declared a three-day feast, starting on December 13, 1621, to thank God and to celebrate with their Indian friends" (ChristianAnswers). As Americans, I think it is very important to know this history. I, however, could not find the absolute reason people in America eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Does anybody know why?
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