We asked Rattlers if they celebrate Thanksgiving, what their traditions are and what their favorite dishes are. Here is what they said:
“We always celebrate Thanksgiving at my aunt’s house. We share Thanksgiving dinner and invite veterans that are active in the army and can’t go home.”
“We all just gather at home. We don’t really put much emphasis on Thanksgiving, but Christmas instead.”
“My family goes to my grandma’s house and everybody brings a special dish. My grandpa does the ham and everybody else brings a side.”
Favorite Dish: 2 different turkeys , 1 fried and 1 baked in the oven
Favorite Dish: Glazed ham
Favorite Dish: Ham
Venus Agueros, sophomore elementary education major
Carlos Sandoval, freshman biology major
Robert Ontiveros, senior biology major
“I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. I have spent it on campus for the last 4 years, so I just do the activities here.” Favorite Dish: Residence Life turkey Cinthia Guevara, senior psychology major
“My family comes together to celebrate. We have turkey, and each is in charge of bringing a side like a casserole and pies.”
“I don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving. I just go to a friend’s house and celebrate with her family.”
Favorite Dish: Family’s potato salad
Favorite Dish: N/A
Carlos Ramirez, 1L Criminal Law
Lavender Mehat, freshman biology and psychology major
“We don’t celebrate it. My family gets together and we eat Mexican food. We make it Mexican since we don’t like turkey. We eat tacos, tamales, menudo...” Favorite Dish: Tacos Maggie Banda, senior psychology major