Back in July 1987, I came to America and months later, I was introduced to the American holiday known as Thanksgiving.
The image of pies and cornucopias shown to me in my 1st grade class brought on curiosity. The only thing I understood and knew on the picture of a Thanksgiving table was the pumpkin. We eat a type of pumpkin in a Filipino dish called Pakbit. A turkey? No, I didn’t know what that was but I knew chicken. We raised chickens back in the Philippines.
Over the decades, the once unknown images has made its way to my own Thanksgiving tables and now it can be part of a locket in new sparkly charms.
As we’ve moved on from Halloween and now going into Christmas, let’s not miss the symbols, the wonder, and the treasure of the Thanksgiving holiday. Let us take the time to give thanks. For one, I am thankful to be here, a part of the American fabric in a country that I now call home.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours ❤️.
Love,
The Raya Family
PS.
And while supplies last, there’s this customer special as our way of saying Thanks.
