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To Our Cousins In The USA

Cindy

Cindy

Cornographer
Happy Thanksgiving Holidays to all our American Cousins, I hope you all have plenty of food, fun and joy on your special day.
:cheers: :wavey:
 
Thanks Cindy. I am off to my daughter's for smoked turkey, fried turkey, baked turkey and all the trimmings. Rich may have to expand the forum when I get back for me just to fit.

Hope you have a fine day too.

...and I am thankful for my cornsnakes, and my grandchildren....
 
Thanks Cindy! Do folks in the UK have a holiday similar to Thanksgiving? It's always a really fun day with the 3 big Fs.....family, food, and FOOTBALL!!!
 
howdy! ty im going to m uncles for food and ridin atvs and **** =D in the snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woopie ..altho i wont se my snake for like 3 days =(
 
I'm up in FREEZING South Dakota to see my brother! WOOHOO! So, we've got the family part taken care of...We're both broke/don't know where to go to eat so I'm not sure about the whole food part, and I'm not the biggest football fan...I mean, I work at a football stadium and see ASU and Cardinals games all the time. WHAT? Not get paid to watch a football game?! Unheard of!
 
We have nothing like the Thanksgiving Holiday in the UK although at Christmas we take two days holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Why it is called that I have no idea!) Anyhow happy holidays
 
It is called Boxing Day because.......

In Britain December 26th is more commonly known as Boxing Day. The reason is that until about sixty years ago many people from the lower classes worked as servants, butlers, cooks, cleaners, and nannies for the upper classes. Many other people worked in "service industries" such as delivery services, transport services, and so on. Other, young people worked as apprentices to craftsmen in various industries. These people worked long hours for low pay, and had few holidays.

Household servants were not allowed to have Christmas day off as they were needed to look after the family and guests who were celebrating Christmas. While the family and their guests would exchange presents on the 25th as equals, the 26th was the day when gifts would be given to inferiors. On Boxing Day, however, servants were able to have a holiday. They were allowed to go home to visit their families, taking with them "Christmas Boxes" of gifts - hence, the day came to be known as "Boxing Day" after the boxes that the servants were given.

Nowadays it is customary for householders to give tips, or gifts such as a bottle of whisky, to tradesmen or other workmen who make regular visits to their houses, such as the milkman, dustman, coalman, paper boy etc. These gifts are still called "Christmas Boxes" even when no box is used! However, Christmas boxes are now given during the week before Christmas, or on the last day before Christmas that the tradesman comes.

Boxing Day is usually the day when families visit relatives whom they did not see on Christmas Day.

Boxing Day is famous for two other popular activities - sports and shopping. Whereas on Christmas Day most people stay at home with their family, on Boxing Day many people like to get out and go shopping in the sales that begin on that day. Many people also go out and watch football matches and such like.

Boxing Day is also celebrated in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In Britain Boxing Day is always on the 26th, no matter which day the 26th falls on. However, some places celebrate it on the first weekday following Christmas. So, if Christmas falls on a Friday or a Saturday Boxing Day would be celebrated on the following Monday.
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taken from http://www.hirohurl.net/engstudy.html


so now you know!!!
 
Thanks Skye, I never knew that about Boxing Day (I thought I was fighting with the in-laws!!!).... isn't it amazing what we learn from our snakes, happy day x
 
Happy Turkey Day!

All I have to do is put the bird in the oven and warm up a few things, I've been busy! I'll be all set for a 3:30 kick-off. Go Bears! I'm very thankful for my family, friend's and pet's, especially my new baby Sweetness! Have a great day everyone! :cheers:



btw, I'm soooooo :crazy02: thankful for Coach Lovie Smith (sorry i'm a diehard)
 
Snakemommy said:
All I have to do is put the bird in the oven and warm up a few things, I've been busy! I'll be all set for a 3:30 kick-off. Go Bears! I'm very thankful for my family, friend's and pet's, especially my new baby Sweetness! Have a great day everyone! :cheers:



btw, I'm soooooo :crazy02: thankful for Coach Lovie Smith (sorry i'm a diehard)
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Boo... :p

GO Cowboys! ;)
 
Have a great one everyone. I don't usually need an excuse to eat excessively, but oh well. I'll be running forever to work this one off! :) Tell ya what, I'll have a drink for everyone on this thread! My hubbie's driving :)
 
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