What are YOU Thankful For?

By Avani Khaparde

     Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Thanksgiving? Some people might think all of it was completely Squanto(a indian who helped the pilgrims when they arrived in America), but that’s not all of it.        Let’s go back to when the pilgrims first came to America. We’ve just arrived to America, and trying to endure the hardships that are coming our way.We are starting to get settled, and have already built a special chapel to meet for prayer. In the holy room, we set our hands up in prayer. We are thanking god for the food we have harvested. We raised a livable and sustainable crop, and we will have enough food to last us through the winter. We are glad that after months of hard work, it paid off. Afterwards, we sit down to have a feast. We thank god for our family, friends, and good fortune. The indians come and sit down to eat. We are also thankful to them for teaching us how to raise a valuable crop. Especially Squanto who helped out the most out of his tribe. We pray, we smile and we eat.

    Almost 400 years later,we still do celebrate our Thanks, but with everything going on in our lives, does your family really take time to think about how hard our ancestors worked just to build the country? Does your family meet with your relatives every thanksgiving? Do you tell what you are thankful for when your family sits down to dinner. Do you say a prayer before you eat? Do you eat a turkey and cranberry sauce? Do you even celebrate Thanksgiving? Please share how you and your family celebrates Thanksgiving, in your comment. I am very thankful to you for reading my blog.