The Hidden Story Behind Why We Eat Thanksgiving Turkey
The first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 didn’t feature turkey at all. Historians debate whether wildfowl like duck, goose, or even passenger pigeon graced the Pilgrims’ table, but no written records confirm turkey’s presence. Yet today, the bird is so inseparable from the holiday that imagining Thanksgiving without it feels like erasing a national identity. The … Read more
