different cultures coming together on thanksgiving

libby2595 Posted: Nov 22, 2006 09:28 AM

different cultures coming together on thanksgiving

since the first thanksgiving was the coming-together of two cultures, i thought it would be nice to take a 'roll call' of our backgrounds.

please list your background and fh's/dh's background.

i'll start:

i'm half cuban half dominican
dh is half spaniard and half polish

july06bride Posted: Nov 22, 2006 09:57 AM

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we have had a mixture of our cultures for many holidays over the past years...it's fun!

Dh is ecuadorian (born there) and I am American-Italian

Agas Posted: Nov 22, 2006 09:59 AM

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I'm 100% polish
My FH 1/2 Haitian and 1/2 french (imagine that!)

TnOiOnL Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:02 AM

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100% Italian 1st generation American
100% German but like 4th generation American

ronnysbride Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:03 AM

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I'm Greek. My fiance is Argentine

LoveGordonBennett Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:25 AM

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I'm jewish with a russian polish background

FH is christian with a german, french, italian background...and more...

Sometimes I think the entire EU is in my FH's family!

cindyandkevin Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:41 AM

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50% Italian, 50% Polish
50% Sicillian, 50% Irish

ewickens Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:43 AM

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ME: Irish, German, Romanian, and English descent, but I'm all American!

DH: German and Irish descent

Julybride08 Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:46 AM

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50% irish 50% german
100% italian 1st generation

RGV07 Posted: Nov 22, 2006 10:50 AM

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100% Indian (fh), i'm also!!!!

erdbeere Posted: Nov 22, 2006 11:21 AM

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I'm an American mutt (German, Romanian, Dutch, Irish and English)
and FH is 100% Austrian ...born and raised.

MandG072909 Posted: Nov 22, 2006 11:31 AM

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me: 75% italian, 25% irish (but my family is very americanized)
DH: 100% Greek (first generation American w/ very traditional/non-americanized family..I'm talking lamb for thanksgiving dinner traditional )

ChrissynRicky Posted: Nov 22, 2006 11:31 AM

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I'm 1st Generation Lebanese/Syrian
DH is Italian (75%), British & Native American

MattandTricia07 Posted: Nov 22, 2006 11:36 AM

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I'm Italian

FH is Puerto Rican, English, German and Italian

rojerono Posted: Nov 22, 2006 11:39 AM

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FH is half German/half Irish.
I am half Danish/half Irish

Not so different! BUT .... my family includes people not related by blood - my father's closest friend is Burmese and American Indian and we celebrate Thanksgiving with them. So there are some interesting things happening there... wild rice casserole and turnips in addition to the whipped potatoes and green bean casserole.

kahlua716 Posted: Nov 22, 2006 11:41 AM

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I am half french canadian and half irish/czech/hungarian

FH is German/Irish/Scottish/French Canadian

We're both mutts!

ETA: My grandfather's wife is chinese, but they just celebrate the way we do, or not at all. Their wedding was awesome though! They even had one of those lucky dragon guys dance around!