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Thanksgiving Symbols |
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A Thanksgiving celebration includes family gatherings, fun fall decorations and good food. Love, warmth, sharing, peace and harmony all represent the spirit of this holiday. There are also many symbols that are unique to Thanksgiving. A symbol is an arbitrary sign that has acquired significance over time. |
Some of the most prevalent Thanksgiving symbols are:
Turkey : Probably the most recognized Thanksgiving symbol worldwide. It is served as a main course of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and usually set as a dining table’s centerpiece. It is believed that the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 lasted for three days and included about 50 pilgrims and 90 Indians. During this feast, turkey along with other type of available fowl was served.
Pumpkin : Another important symbol of the harvest season and an American favorite for over 400 years. Most Thanksgiving tables include the customary and delicious ‘Pumpkin Pie.’ Pumpkin was a staple food for the pilgrims. Even the leaves of the pumpkins were used in dishes.
Beans : Native Americans taught the pilgrims to grow beans near corn stalks so that the vines could grow on it like a pole, hence the term ‘Pole Beans’. Along with corn and squash, these beans were known as one of the Three Sisters, or three staple foods that grew well together. While pole beans could grow up the corn stalks, squash could be planted between the corn rows.
Cornucopia : A common representation of the harvest season. It is horn shaped and filled with typical harvest staple foods, and popularly known as the ‘horn of harvest’. According to Greek Mythology, Amalthea the goat broke one of her horns and offered it to Zeus as a sign of reverence. In gratitude, Zeus later set the goat’s image in the sky also known as the constellation Capricorn.
Dgreetings.com offers you the common Thanksgiving Symbols with great Thanksgiving gift ideas.
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