Is this a Thanksgiving tradition for some of you or am I just old?

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Never heard of that one before!
Too bad i can't take up that "new tradition" ... i have to work on Thanksgiving
 

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Originally Posted by CarolPetunia

I believe that's a little-known Thanksgiving tradition started by the Algonquin tribe. The Algonquins had always been fond of a good party, but when those strait-laced Puritans showed up with their high, starched collars and their Sunday-morning fire-and-brimstone sermons, it caused the fun-loving Algonquins to snicker up their buckskin sleeves.

When the Puritans sent out invitations for the very first Thanksgiving feast, the Algonquins knew the price of attendance would be listening to another longwinded rant about sinners and repentance and the wrath of an angry God -- really depressing stuff. So some of the more progressive Algonquins got together and decided to fortify themselves for the Thanksgiving guilt trip by getting plastered the night before.

A spirited evening of blackberry wine and pin-the-tail-on-the-buffalo took its toll on the younger Algonquins, and a number of them showed up for Thanksgiving dinner still a bit schnockered. This took some of the overly-pious edge off the celebration and, despite the initial misgivings of elders on both sides of the table, actually led to improved Puritan/Algonquin relations (and a few Puritan/Algonquin nuptials, as well).

Most historians have overlooked the mischievous Algonquins and the good-humored fun they poked at their prim and proper hosts that first Thanksgiving Day... but the Algonquin legacy lives on in the Thanksgiving Eve tradition of partying like it's 1699.

LOL, OMG.


That is too funny. Actually we never did this where I'm from because "traditionally" there is a huge snowstorm on Thanksgiving, and everyone is frantically trying to beat the storm!
 

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Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

I was talking to some of the people at my job and they say that the night before Thanksgiving is a big party night, where you go out and drink/party till the wee hours because you don't have to go to work the next morning usually.
Everyone has a different tradition. And then again some people will find any reason to go out and get drunk. The day before Thanksgiving is as good a reason as any I guess
 

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Great story Carol!
That's one I don't remember from history class!
 

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Me either Susie different breed I guess
Number one if I ate Thanksgiving dinner I wouldn't be able to move from being so full plus being sleepy
I could probably smell a drink and pass out
 

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I've heard of this and I've even participated, I was in my early 20's and married without kids, we would meet up with the one's coming in, and did party to wee hours. We didn't have kids, so it didn't matter, we eat at my mom's at 2:00 pm. so we just enjoyed getting together with our friends we
haven't seen for a few months!! I think whenever the Bar would close down , everyone ended up at our house.
Those were the good ole days!! I don't care to do that now! I very seldom drink now so it is not so appealing either!!!
Monique
 
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So it basically sounds like a kid/college thing if anything at all........
 

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Carol!!! you are hilarious


I've heard of it, but I've never participated, it is mostly a college age thing
 

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I partook in this tradition one year and 9 months later my first child was born.

LOL. The company my husband worked for at the time (a construction compahy) threw an anual thanksgiving party at their shop. I went with him, and had a fun night. Before that (and since) I had never heard or partook in that tradition.
 

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Ha! Thank you to those who took time to wade through my foolishness... I don't know what got into me there.
 

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I'm SURE the Pilgrims and Squanto never did THAT!


Never heard of it in modern times, either. Boy, am I dull to hang out with...

And to, think, instead of spending the day before Thanksgiving going mano a mano over the last box of stuffing the grocery store, I coulda been out boozing!
 

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Originally Posted by MargeCat

...And to, think, instead of spending the day before Thanksgiving going mano a mano over the last box of stuffing the grocery store, I coulda been out boozing!
 
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