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Why do we have turkey on Christmas Day?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 9/18/2023

For a lot of Centuries, it was always traditional for UK families to eat goose or the head of a boar. However in the 16th Century it changed to turkeys after it was introduced to England.

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