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Day After Thanksgiving: People
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Actually, the day after Thanksgiving was considered the beginning of the Holiday shopping season. You know, the Macy's Parade brought Santa Claus and then everything was ready for people to start buying.
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Louisiana law allows the governor to declare the day after Thanksgiving as Acadian Day to honor the arrival of people from the French colony Acadie in 1713. Nevada dubs it "Family Day." Georgia celebrates Robert E. Lee's birthday.
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Brian Wansink, a food psychologist and author, took a stab at explaining why turkey eating continues after Thanksgiving. He said that for some people, turkey triggers holiday memories of happy family times while growing up. That association is enough to make somebody grab a turkey sandwich even if they have stuffed themselves with the stuff the day before.
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