{"id":2154,"date":"2023-11-22T11:45:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jrstrayvejr.com\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:45:26","slug":"thou-shalt-bow-before-the-fowl-and-pig-skin-on-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrstrayvejr.com\/thou-shalt-bow-before-the-fowl-and-pig-skin-on-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thou Shalt Bow Before the Fowl & Pig Skin on Thanksgiving!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Almost every American knows that Thanksgiving<\/a> is a gratitude fest, not some bizarre turkey-worshiping ritual where we bow down to our feathered friends, then gobble them up. However, there are those who’d humorously suggest it’s more of a day dedicated to revering the pigskin than the pumpkin pie. And truth be told, they might have a point. Besides the sacred Super Bowl Sunday<\/a>, Thanksgiving Day emerges as the heavyweight champion of football viewership, drawing in more fans than just about any other day on the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pilgrims’<\/a> inaugural harvest in Plymouth, now Massachusetts, warranted a hearty celebration back in October 1621. They threw a 3-day shindig, which was quite the hoot! The guest list featured 53 of those hearty Mayflower survivors and 90 Native Americans. But let\u2019s be clear, there was nary a Macy’s parade float in sight, not a touchdown pass or a field goal in the playbook, and turkey wasn’t on the menu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n