Thanksgiving

[poliphilo]

According to the news sheet they display at the checkout in Waitrose one in every ten Brits is now celebrating Thanksgiving.

What!

Why?

It's not our history.

Why put yourself to all the trouble and expense of a second gourmandising winter festival when it isn't mandatory?

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I know a lot of people who don't subscribe to Christmas either!

We do get holidays because school/work/etc mandate that. But I tend to act during the Thanksgiving holiday as I would on any weekend. :)

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

I have Jewish friends who get really (and understandably) annoyed by the assumption that 'everyone celebrates Christmas'.

I find it very hard work due to my own life experiences connected to that time of year.