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11-25-2015, 03:14 PM
There's no right or wrong way to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Every family adds their own personal touches and cultural flare, creating ever-evolving traditions and customs that reflect who they are and where they come from. This is especially true of Latinos.
With this in mind, HuffPost Latino Voices polled our followers on social media by asking “What are some signs you’re at a Latino Thanksgiving?”
Here’s what they had to say:
1. "There is always Latin music on blast all day, from when mommy wakes up at 6 to put the turkey and pernil in the oven until the last person goes home."- Erica D. Collazo (https://www.facebook.com/erica.d.collazo?fref=ufi)
2. "There’s more than enough food and everyone is greeted with a hug, laughter, love, and a least one crazy relative."- Marisa Campas Hughes (https://www.facebook.com/marisa.c.hughes?fref=ufi)
3. "You have to go to your neighbors house and buy the pasteles."- Gianni Angel Canino-Rodriguez (https://www.facebook.com/gianni.canino.7?fref=ufi)
4. "You know you are at a #latinothanksgiving (https://twitter.com/hashtag/latinothanksgiving?src=hash) when family conversations are largely in Spanglish."- Dawn Marie H-Watson (https://twitter.com/moon6471/status/668855485945266176)
5. "There’s lots of loud conversations and laughter, but when everyone eats, it’s scary quite."- Jennifer Huertas Badilla (https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.huertas.315?fref=ufi)
6. "There are more people than chairs."- Valeria Garcia (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006919658554&fref=ufi)
7. "When your nana yells at you to get out of the kitchen, so you eat nothing but pozole bread until the food’s done."- Mireya Aguilera (https://www.facebook.com/mireya.aguilera.7?fref=ufi)
8. "You get together in the early afternoon and stay for hours, with enough time to go back for seconds, thirds, and make two rounds of the dessert table."- Bianca Galindo (https://www.facebook.com/bianca.galindo?fref=ufi)
9. "The driveway is totally blocked by all the cars parked there for your party-slash-dinner." -IsaArias (https://www.facebook.com/isa.arias.524?fref=ufi)
10. "You're eating at around 8pm."- Gustavo Fontoura (https://www.facebook.com/gfdasilva?fref=ufi)
11. "Salsa is playing in the background and you don't have any of the traditional fixings with the turkey but instead have rice and beans and other Latino side dishes."-Luz Infante (https://www.facebook.com/luzinfante?fref=ufi)
12. "When you start off with Peruvian Ceviche first!"- Peter Andrews (https://www.facebook.com/peter.andrews.50?fref=ufi)
13. "When everyone prefers serving tamales over a lame turkey, but y'all still cook a turkey."- Kimberly M. Price (https://twitter.com/KimMPrice/status/668853689705107456)
14. "You don't have turkey, you have pernil and there isn't any mashed potatoes, but you have arroz con gandules and potato salad!"- Tiffany Albavera (https://www.facebook.com/tiffanyandpaulo.albavera?fref=ufi)
15. "The turkey is covered in mole."- Diana H Friesenhahn (https://www.facebook.com/dfriesenhahn08?fref=ufi)
16. "And the turkey is seasoned with lots of adobo."- American Latino Radio (https://www.facebook.com/American-Latino-Radio-1614408612171386/)
via GIPHY (http://giphy.com/gifs/cartoon-gif-thanksgiving-aparment-23-Izbm7WZ7YP7dS)
17. "The turkey is stuffed with mofongo."- Jimmy Reyes (https://www.facebook.com/jimmy.reyes.12576?fref=ufi)
18. "When the stuffing inside of the turkey is made of pork. We call it 'pavochon.'"- Sandra Burgos-Sierra (https://www.facebook.com/sandra.burgos.718?fref=ufi)
19. "You put red chile instead of gravy on your mashed potatoes." - Emilio Ralph Gonzales (https://www.facebook.com/eralphgonzales?fref=ufi)
20. "When they have chuchitos (Guatemalan tamales)."- Ana Escobar Cano (https://www.facebook.com/ana.escobarcano?fref=ufi)
21. “You grub on some panes con chumpe!”- Elizabeth Santos (https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.santos.146069?fref=ufi)
via GIPHY (http://giphy.com/gifs/nAh0ORwsquxEs)
22. "There's tostones y turrón!"- Blanca Acevedo (https://www.instagram.com/belleza902/)
23. "You have platanos y crema for appetizers and flan for dessert."- Christian Ucles (https://twitter.com/daakardior/status/668853498260226049)
24. "And flan de calabaza replaces pumpkin pie!"- Mars Salcie-Gautreaux (https://www.facebook.com/MarsHA88?fref=ufi)
25. “People are drinking coquito instead of eggnog.”- Ana Sánchez (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=574635523&fref=ufi)
26. “There’s ponche caliente.” - Rodrigo De Ávila (https://www.facebook.com/rodrigo.deavila.3?fref=ufi)
27. “You have tamales, pozole, champurrado, and tequila, and all of your primos are with you in the same household for dinner.”- Luis Arroyo (https://www.facebook.com/luis.arroyo.9085?fref=ufi)
28. “[Someone asks], ‘¿Y tu novio?’”- Katie Piura Gaitan (https://www.facebook.com/katie.piura?fref=ufi)
29. “When your tías ask if you have a girlfriend even after you told them you're gay 4 years ago.”- Julian Bugarín Quezada (https://www.facebook.com/julian.bugarin.1?fref=ufi)
30. “You start arguing with your relatives about their problematic views on sex, religion, and race.”- Elizabeth Morales (https://www.facebook.com/mustbetheplace?fref=ufi)
via GIPHY (http://giphy.com/gifs/the-last-man-on-earth-the-last-man-on-earth-tlmoe-3o85xI6NZb9WhYKZbO)
31. "Playing loteria afterwards!"- Pat Gallegos Thompson (https://www.facebook.com/pat.g.thompson.3?fref=ufi)
32. "There's inevitably at least one person dancing while holding a full plate of arroz con gandules y pernil. That person's usually me."- Tanisha Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/p/-SEOZkudZS/)
33. "Taking a plate home for a tio or cousin who doesn't come."- Angela Paula Hernandez (https://www.instagram.com/angelapaulahernandez/)
34. “When leftovers turn into turkey tamales, tacos, and tostadas.”- Heriberto Hernandez Jr. (https://www.facebook.com/heriberto.hernandez?fref=ufi)
35. “When we all show up to grandmas house the next day for the recalentado.”- Alberto Perez (https://www.facebook.com/ruben.a.perez.9?fref=ufi)
36. "You make it more about truly giving thanks and you don't care about the historical context. It's just another great excuse to love our families, feel grateful, and be together around delicious food."- Patty Ramirez Pinckney (https://www.facebook.com/patricia.r.pinckney?fref=ufi)
Responses have been edited and condensed for clarity.
Also on HuffPost:
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Every family adds their own personal touches and cultural flare, creating ever-evolving traditions and customs that reflect who they are and where they come from. This is especially true of Latinos.
With this in mind, HuffPost Latino Voices polled our followers on social media by asking “What are some signs you’re at a Latino Thanksgiving?”
Here’s what they had to say:
1. "There is always Latin music on blast all day, from when mommy wakes up at 6 to put the turkey and pernil in the oven until the last person goes home."- Erica D. Collazo (https://www.facebook.com/erica.d.collazo?fref=ufi)
2. "There’s more than enough food and everyone is greeted with a hug, laughter, love, and a least one crazy relative."- Marisa Campas Hughes (https://www.facebook.com/marisa.c.hughes?fref=ufi)
3. "You have to go to your neighbors house and buy the pasteles."- Gianni Angel Canino-Rodriguez (https://www.facebook.com/gianni.canino.7?fref=ufi)
4. "You know you are at a #latinothanksgiving (https://twitter.com/hashtag/latinothanksgiving?src=hash) when family conversations are largely in Spanglish."- Dawn Marie H-Watson (https://twitter.com/moon6471/status/668855485945266176)
5. "There’s lots of loud conversations and laughter, but when everyone eats, it’s scary quite."- Jennifer Huertas Badilla (https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.huertas.315?fref=ufi)
6. "There are more people than chairs."- Valeria Garcia (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006919658554&fref=ufi)
7. "When your nana yells at you to get out of the kitchen, so you eat nothing but pozole bread until the food’s done."- Mireya Aguilera (https://www.facebook.com/mireya.aguilera.7?fref=ufi)
8. "You get together in the early afternoon and stay for hours, with enough time to go back for seconds, thirds, and make two rounds of the dessert table."- Bianca Galindo (https://www.facebook.com/bianca.galindo?fref=ufi)
9. "The driveway is totally blocked by all the cars parked there for your party-slash-dinner." -IsaArias (https://www.facebook.com/isa.arias.524?fref=ufi)
10. "You're eating at around 8pm."- Gustavo Fontoura (https://www.facebook.com/gfdasilva?fref=ufi)
11. "Salsa is playing in the background and you don't have any of the traditional fixings with the turkey but instead have rice and beans and other Latino side dishes."-Luz Infante (https://www.facebook.com/luzinfante?fref=ufi)
12. "When you start off with Peruvian Ceviche first!"- Peter Andrews (https://www.facebook.com/peter.andrews.50?fref=ufi)
13. "When everyone prefers serving tamales over a lame turkey, but y'all still cook a turkey."- Kimberly M. Price (https://twitter.com/KimMPrice/status/668853689705107456)
14. "You don't have turkey, you have pernil and there isn't any mashed potatoes, but you have arroz con gandules and potato salad!"- Tiffany Albavera (https://www.facebook.com/tiffanyandpaulo.albavera?fref=ufi)
15. "The turkey is covered in mole."- Diana H Friesenhahn (https://www.facebook.com/dfriesenhahn08?fref=ufi)
16. "And the turkey is seasoned with lots of adobo."- American Latino Radio (https://www.facebook.com/American-Latino-Radio-1614408612171386/)
via GIPHY (http://giphy.com/gifs/cartoon-gif-thanksgiving-aparment-23-Izbm7WZ7YP7dS)
17. "The turkey is stuffed with mofongo."- Jimmy Reyes (https://www.facebook.com/jimmy.reyes.12576?fref=ufi)
18. "When the stuffing inside of the turkey is made of pork. We call it 'pavochon.'"- Sandra Burgos-Sierra (https://www.facebook.com/sandra.burgos.718?fref=ufi)
19. "You put red chile instead of gravy on your mashed potatoes." - Emilio Ralph Gonzales (https://www.facebook.com/eralphgonzales?fref=ufi)
20. "When they have chuchitos (Guatemalan tamales)."- Ana Escobar Cano (https://www.facebook.com/ana.escobarcano?fref=ufi)
21. “You grub on some panes con chumpe!”- Elizabeth Santos (https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.santos.146069?fref=ufi)
via GIPHY (http://giphy.com/gifs/nAh0ORwsquxEs)
22. "There's tostones y turrón!"- Blanca Acevedo (https://www.instagram.com/belleza902/)
23. "You have platanos y crema for appetizers and flan for dessert."- Christian Ucles (https://twitter.com/daakardior/status/668853498260226049)
24. "And flan de calabaza replaces pumpkin pie!"- Mars Salcie-Gautreaux (https://www.facebook.com/MarsHA88?fref=ufi)
25. “People are drinking coquito instead of eggnog.”- Ana Sánchez (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=574635523&fref=ufi)
26. “There’s ponche caliente.” - Rodrigo De Ávila (https://www.facebook.com/rodrigo.deavila.3?fref=ufi)
27. “You have tamales, pozole, champurrado, and tequila, and all of your primos are with you in the same household for dinner.”- Luis Arroyo (https://www.facebook.com/luis.arroyo.9085?fref=ufi)
28. “[Someone asks], ‘¿Y tu novio?’”- Katie Piura Gaitan (https://www.facebook.com/katie.piura?fref=ufi)
29. “When your tías ask if you have a girlfriend even after you told them you're gay 4 years ago.”- Julian Bugarín Quezada (https://www.facebook.com/julian.bugarin.1?fref=ufi)
30. “You start arguing with your relatives about their problematic views on sex, religion, and race.”- Elizabeth Morales (https://www.facebook.com/mustbetheplace?fref=ufi)
via GIPHY (http://giphy.com/gifs/the-last-man-on-earth-the-last-man-on-earth-tlmoe-3o85xI6NZb9WhYKZbO)
31. "Playing loteria afterwards!"- Pat Gallegos Thompson (https://www.facebook.com/pat.g.thompson.3?fref=ufi)
32. "There's inevitably at least one person dancing while holding a full plate of arroz con gandules y pernil. That person's usually me."- Tanisha Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/p/-SEOZkudZS/)
33. "Taking a plate home for a tio or cousin who doesn't come."- Angela Paula Hernandez (https://www.instagram.com/angelapaulahernandez/)
34. “When leftovers turn into turkey tamales, tacos, and tostadas.”- Heriberto Hernandez Jr. (https://www.facebook.com/heriberto.hernandez?fref=ufi)
35. “When we all show up to grandmas house the next day for the recalentado.”- Alberto Perez (https://www.facebook.com/ruben.a.perez.9?fref=ufi)
36. "You make it more about truly giving thanks and you don't care about the historical context. It's just another great excuse to love our families, feel grateful, and be together around delicious food."- Patty Ramirez Pinckney (https://www.facebook.com/patricia.r.pinckney?fref=ufi)
Responses have been edited and condensed for clarity.
Also on HuffPost:
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