Happy Thanksgiving to my Peeps and other Podcast Listeners

[safetymom]

Thank you Jeff and Mindy for more information on the holiday in Plymouth.

 

[OKW Lover]

Thank you Jeff and Mindy for more information on the holiday in Plymouth.

Mindy knows much more about it than I ever did.

Either that or I forgot it all.

Thanks for filling in the blanks Mindy. Actually for filling in the entire thing!

 

[skater]

There is a parade, and a band concert with all the parade's participating bands, and drum & bugle corps. I missed the parade (first one in years I've missed. grrrrr). Of course the waterfront and Plimoth Plantation are mobbed. Many local restaurants hold special dinners as well.

They hold special dinners at Plimoth Plantation for the holidays, in which you can either eat like a Pilgrim or follow a more Victorian menu.

And yep, the Native Americans hold their Day of Mourning, going up to the statue of Massasoit and protesting what they consider the "European invasion". It really angers a lot of the tourists, but some people have to realize that not everyone has the same opinions about the outcomes of our shared history.

I have to say that working at Plimoth Plantation for many years has really opened my eyes to the different cultural views of things so many of us hold sacred. And while I celebrate Thanksgiving (in my own secular way) with my family, I do realize that there are those who see no reason to honor the day in the same way as my Pilgrim-descendant family.

That being said, I hope everyone had a wonderful and meaningful celebration with those they love!

We just went to Plimoth Plantation a couple weeks ago with the kids. It was so much better than I expected, and I learned a lot (though I thought I already knew a lot ). It was interesting to hear the perspective of the native americans - we spent a long time talking with people in the Wampanoag village. The Mayflower replica was also fascinating - the size (so tiny) was impressive to us. This year I was thankful we don't have to live like the pilgrims did - it seemed like the native people had better living conditions (at least before the europeans arrived). It must be fun to work there!

 

[EDuke98080]

Mindy knows much more about it than I ever did.

Either that or I forgot it all.

Thanks for filling in the blanks Mindy. Actually for filling in the entire thing!

I didn't know anything about it either, thanks Mindy! Maybe thas were the next New england DIS meet should be! Happy Thanskgiving everyone!

Erika