Tag: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical...
David W. Stowe, Michigan State University
Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday...
How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the...
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national...
The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America’s origin story...
Peter C. Mancall, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the...
Why vacations feel like they’re over before they even start
Selin Malkoc, The Ohio State University
For many people, summer vacation can’t come soon enough – especially for the...
While spending holidays at home, here are a dozen more things...
Pamela M. Aaltonen, Purdue University
As Americans prepared for the first Thanksgiving in the time of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
‘Constructive arguing’ can help keep the peace at your Thanksgiving table
James M. Honeycutt, University of Texas at Dallas
Sex, income, religion and politics – these are some of the biggies on the list of taboo...
Returning the ‘three sisters’ – corn, beans and squash – to...
Christina Gish Hill, Iowa State University
Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving, when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal...
How to host a safe holiday meal during coronavirus – an...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
Like many people in this unusual year, I am adjusting my family’s holiday plans so that we can all be safe...
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How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus,...
Thomas Adam, University of Arkansas
Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about...
