Why We Head to Grandma’s for the Holidays
By The ArchivesWhy We Head to Grandma’s for the Holidays
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If we’re lucky, or unlucky depending on your loved ones, it’ll be a time for family and friends to gather around the turkey and the ham and the sweet potatoes and the stuffing and the greens and the tamales. But when and why did stuffing ourselves become such an integral part of this celebration? A tradition that becomes the centerpiece of the holidays? Well, if you’ve been wondering, Al Gini is here to help you get through your hypotheses. He’s a professor of business ethics at Loyola University and the man who often makes us go “Hmmm…“