These are the themes for Thanksgiving Day traditions, the turkey supper, parading in the town and giving thanks.
Thanksgiving Celebration 2013
Sarah Hale, a magazine editor, campaigned tirelessly for a national Thanksgiving day. Hale wrote in Godey’s Lady’s Book, eventually Sarah’s idea caught the president’s eye and in 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed the idea of November Thanksgiving, to be precise, that last Thursday in November would be a national day of Thanksgiving. In 2008, Thanksgiving day fell on November 27th, in 2009 it was November 26th and in 2010 it will be the November 25th, strange how the day goes back a day each year.
Last Year’s White House Gate-crashers
Hats off to Tareq and Michaele Salahi’s their White House blag accords them instant elevation to the pantheon of great gatecrashers. They clearly possess that key requirement for any successful gatecrasher: chutzpah.
The Salahis, who were described by the Washington Post as “polo-playing socialites,” are also reportedly auditioning for roles in the TV programme The Real Housewives of Washington”.
Guide to Gate-crashing
Dress for the occasion, look the part. The Salahis were spot on here. The maxim is ‘fit in and you might just get in’. Always try the front door before the tradesman’s entrance. Time your approach to conincide with a cluster of of real guests. If possible engage them in conversation. Look the security men in the eye and nod. If they stop there try bluster. We were a last-minute invite. Once inside walk purposefully and blend in. Keep talking to the other ‘real’ guests.
Stanley Berman was a New York cabbie and serial gatecrasher who secured the Queen’s autograph at a Waldorf reception in 1957, attended Lucille Ball’s wedding by pretending to be her bodyguard and topped both of these achievements by scamming a seat in the Kennedy family box for JFK’s inaugural ball. Despite his Brooklyn accent, he often called himself Charles du Pont III.
Thanksgiving Superstitions
