| What could be more timeless than Thanksgiving | | | | musket preventing dinner. Another possibility is |
| Pilgrims as a decorating motif for this uniquely | | | | the image of the pilgrim wives preparing turkey |
| American holiday? Other countries have a similar | | | | TV dinners in a microwave. Anachronisms abound |
| fall banquet custom but this one is filled with the | | | | in the rich tapestry of imaginative renditions of |
| history of our country's founding.Thanksgiving | | | | the tongue-in-cheek Thanksgiving pilgrims.Of |
| pilgrims are attractive on cakes, candles, table | | | | course formal dinner parties call for the more |
| cloths, plates and napkins. Together with the | | | | austere image of Thanksgiving pilgrims. Wooden |
| cornucopia they form the most common symbols | | | | carvings of their tall beleaguered forms stand in |
| of the fall harvest. Theirs is a slim form that | | | | stolid virtue on simple country kitchens while their |
| celebrates what has become the homage to | | | | porcelain counterparts adorn formal dining rooms |
| gluttony. Statuesque forms dressed in simple 17th | | | | in mansions. Practical hostesses will probably opt |
| century garb and typically pictured with a hunting | | | | for disposable party goods with either the more |
| musket; they adorn tables that bear little | | | | serious or the comic versions of Thanksgiving |
| resemblance to that austere past.It is for this | | | | pilgrims depicted. These are easily thrown out and |
| reason that the Thanksgiving Pilgrims are often | | | | replaced preventing cleaning or storage issues. |
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| a distant memory to the American tables that | | | | supplies ( using proper etiquette and manners |
| they now adorn. Just as the Pilgrims at the first | | | | while also teaching organizational skills and fun |
| Thanksgiving celebrated their bountiful harvest, | | | | facts. The Party Supplies Hut has a huge selection |
| Americans now use their image as a reminder of | | | | of free party games, coloring pages, word find, |
| how the nation has prospered since its humble | | | | word scramble, printable baby and bridal shower |
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| Thanksgiving pilgrims can be carefree and | | | | (Thanksgiving-Party.com), holiday party planning |
| comically depicted. A typical rendition allows a | | | | tips, recipes, menus, printable activities and free |
| turkey to stand between the hunter and his | | | | coloring pages. |