Why do people eat turkey on Thanksgiving?

Answer 1

Turkey on Thanksgiving People eat turkey on Thanksgiving because of tradition. People grow up learning that turkey is served on Thanksgiving and carry that on from generation to generation.

Other users share their ideas:

• I presume it was because the Native Americans introduced the bird to the Pilgrims (but not necessarily on Thanksgiving Day). It was a large bird that was not migratory and therefore was available throughout the year. It was large enough to feed more than one family.
• Thanksgiving became a time of gathering for families that had moved apart. Turkey is a large bird and you can feed many people from one roasted turkey, rather than roasting many smaller fowl.

  (It was more likely the Pilgrims ate grouse, duck, goose and swan than turkey. Serving turkey became a matter of convenience and simplicity for the American public. Why cook 10 small chickens when you can roast one 25-lb bird?)

Answer 2

Turkey on Thanksgiving People eat turkey on Thanksgiving because of tradition. People grow up learning that turkey is served on Thanksgiving and carry that on from generation to generation.

Other users share their ideas:

• I presume it was because the Native Americans introduced the bird to the Pilgrims (but not necessarily on Thanksgiving Day). It was a large bird that was not migratory and therefore was available throughout the year. It was large enough to feed more than one family.
• Thanksgiving became a time of gathering for families that had moved apart. Turkey is a large bird and you can feed many people from one roasted turkey, rather than roasting many smaller fowl.

  (It was more likely the Pilgrims ate grouse, duck, goose and swan than turkey. Serving turkey became a matter of convenience and simplicity for the American public. Why cook 10 small chickens when you can roast one 25-lb bird?)