The Pilgrim’s Pots and Pans

Post-Thanksgiving, I am very glad to welcome Genevieve, my friend from way back. She is today’s guest blogger from North America.

In all my years in the United States, despite having become a naturalised citizen not too long ago, I have never felt solidarity with, the need for or the desire to celebrate ‘American’ feast holidays. These would be Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and more noteably, Thanksgiving Day. These holidays symbolised events which hold no sentimental value to me whatsoever. In all the years past, whenever these days came, the only highlight for me would be that they spelled major discounts and some serious shopping, specially on the day after Thanksgiving.

This year was different. We had family from the Philippines who recently immigrated and wanted to experience what holidays were like in their adoptive country. They chose the wrong company to witness this American tradition.

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