By Marissa McCall
Contributing Writer
It’s almost that time of year again to take a short break from schoolwork and enjoy stuffing and turkey with family. Thanksgiving is rich in tradition, dating back to the Pilgrims and the Native Americans giving thanks for their blessings.
Victoria Soler, a sophomore political science major, said her family has a traditional Thanksgiving but the next day her family gets together and watches old home videos and each cousin brings a different pizza.
They also blow glass ornaments for their Christmas tree, she said.
“We go to a glass studio and pick the color of glass and then a professional helps us blow glass ornaments,” Soler said. “It’s a lot of fun and we have been doing it ever since I was two, so our Christmas tree is filled with them!”
Other students said their traditions happen around the dinner table and don’t require any money.
Iniabasi Ikpot, a junior marketing major, said his favorite Thanksgiving tradition is going around the dinner table and saying what each individual is thankful for.
This year Ikpot said he is going to share that he is thankful for “the opportunity to make each day count, and face new challenges each day has to bring.”
LB Hayes, a junior marketing major, said his favorite tradition is having his family all together for the day.
“I love waking up to the smell of a fresh pot of coffee and turkey cooking in the oven,” Hayes said. “It’s also one of the only times my siblings, grandparents and mom are all in the same place.”
Some students, however, do not get to spend Thanksgiving in a traditional setting.
Holly McCully, a sophomore English major, said she enjoys working with her mother at a local restaurant on Thanksgiving.
“We get to stay busy doing what we love with the people we love,” McCully said.
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