German immigrants had even use for the stubbly part of the feathers by making feather trees for Christmas when a real Tannenbaum was not available. Eating is part of a dining occasion, which is a symbolic and cultural event. Beyond the mere enjoyment of a meal, eating is a ritual and follows a specified order. While tradition was much more rigidly observed in the past, even today there are specific foods, each of them carrying a deeper meaning. Americans will eat turkey on Thanksgiving , because it is traditionally American, and they will eat it in a predetermined order, and an appropriate context.
Foods hold symbolic meanings.
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