One thing that is coming up is Thanksgiving. Relating this to class, I believe this is one of the holidays that all social classes can celebrate equally. Whether rich or poor, Thanksgiving is celebrated by almost everyone in America. Food prices aren’t terribly expensive in this country, so it is not like Christmas where gifts can get very expensive. The only problem for different classes can be the price of transportation, since getting to family that is very far away can be economically difficult. Yet that is true for any holiday. Another thing that I think of is that Thanksgiving was first started when the pilgrims came to America and didn’t have any food. So the “upper-class” Native Americans helped them out. This shows how Thanksgiving is a holiday for all social classes to enjoy.
Another thing to think of is that financial differences disappear during the Thanksgiving holiday. During a holiday like Christmas, there can be some awkward moments when one family has much more gifts than another family. This can be especially pronounced when these two families share some relation and therefore see each other quite often. Yet with Thanksgiving, there is no need to worry about this. Both because everyone is sharing the same meal, and because family often comes together to enjoy the meal together. So it is not like there can be a Christmas-esque moment where one family has a much better dinner than another family in the same extended family. These are the reasons that Thanksgiving is a holiday for all social classes.
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