Thanksgiving this year was the same as always, at my grandaunts house, with the same relatives, most who I don't see unless it's thanksgiving. The reason it was I’m not fond of thanksgiving is because I’m never thrilled to see relatives I haven't seen in a while, because I hate acting like I missed people I barely know that I call family, but when eating, laughing and talking to relatives, you enjoy being around your relatives until you go home. In a way family bonds on holidays such as thanksgiving is good, because it reconnects you to your family which affects your connection with them For example when the earthquake in Haiti killed 4 of my relatives, I wasn't too distraught, because I barely knew them. I'm not sure how I can connect "anti-body" and "body-centered" to thanksgiving, because those more connect to socializing with other people.
Food was a great aspect to my thanksgiving, because everyone brought a dish that they made, the benefit about doing that is that people would talk about what someone made, such as giving compliments, feed backs, etc. What I noticed is that every dish made, reflected on the family member, when I saw the veggie lasagna I knew my great grandaunt made that, because she's a vegetarian. Which brings back the food unit, and how it plays a role on social practices.
The whole night was all talking, everyone who was 13 and up had conversations, the only people who watched TV were the young ones, who watched cartoon network upstairs, but the only time they're allowed to do whatever is after dinner. Which is a bit funny when I look back on how much nothing changed, it's almost a tradition, children are bored when adults are talking, and once they can leave they go straight upstairs and play hide and go seek, watch TV, and make a lot of noise, like I used to do.
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