Traditions+RR2

In the United States of America, tradition plays a very important role in society. Since the early Native

Americans, customs have been passed down generation through generation. Some things, like

basketball and football, are more modern, and somethings, like Thanksgiving, are from our past. Speaking of

Thanksgiving, what are customs that are usually demonstrated on the turkey day?

Well, Thanksgiving has many different traditions engraved into it. For example, why do we usually watch or even

play football on Thanksgiving? Maybe it is because our fathers and grandfathers did the same thing. Maybe it's

because there's always a football game on Thanksgiving, while there isn't always a basketball or baseball game

playing. The bottom line is, no one really knows the real reason why we always watch football. It's the same

concept with why we eat turkey. We could eat eagle or hawk, but we always eat turkey. Unlike the football

tradition, this one is more easily explainable. The main reason we eat turkey is because at the first

Thanksgiving, everybody ate turkey as a sign of friendship. Also, turkeys are always advertised as the main food

for Thanksgiving. Now that that's covered, lets move on to the world of Men's and Women's sports.

The next tradition I want to talk about is sports, mainly women sports. I don't know why, but everybody is

always talking about men's sports and not women's sports, even though some girls can play better than most

boys. Also, why is there only boys tackle football and not girls tackle football. There actually is a Women's

National Basketball Association, but the men's NBA is still much more popular. I see a lot of interviews and

reports on Lebron James, but no reports or interviews on the best of the WNBA. Overall, that is a very big

tradition that no one person controls.

As you can see, there are a lot of different traditions we all share and take part in this land we call home, and

there are many traditions in other areas of the world too. In Puerto Rico, people talk Spanish and eat different

foods, and in France, people eat crepes and other delicious food, and they speak French. Every part of the world

has different traditions. Is there a special tradition where you live?