We call it Thanksgiving but what is Thanksgiving really? It started out as a dinner shared by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians to celebrate the first successful harvest they had. " The English colonists we call Pilgrims celebrated days of thanksgiving as part of their religion. But these were days of prayer, not days of feasting" (Scholastic.com). The last time I checked, only 2% of the nation actually farms. There are plenty of gardens but I bet most of the Thanksgiving feast one eats on Thanksgiving comes from a grocery store and not one's own farm. As a tradition now, we get together with family and/or friends to share a feast. When I say feast I mean more food on one table than most people eat in a week. Then sometimes, some people go around the table and say one thing they are grateful for. Then there might be a prayer and after that we gluttonously consume food for hours. There are usually leftovers ...