Of all the human celebrations and customs, the harvest and thanksgiving feasts are most appreciated by the vrusk. Only the vrusk have another annual harvest thanksgiving feast. The yazirians are known for their feast celebrations yet they are culturally based upon hunting. Yazirians developed agriculture to support the wildlife of their clan game preserves. Their feasts celebrate one hunt after another year around, all developed around managing animal populations in the preserves. Dralasites do not have a history of feast gatherings. The debate gathering is the center of their cultural celebrations. Any dralasite invited to a family thanksgiving feast is likely to turn the human dinner table discussions into a raging debate not suitable to family unity. The vrusk on the other hand are profoundly unified with the humans in thankful celebration of the annual agricultural harvest and family (hive).<br /><br />The vrusk culture is based on the hive as every young being learns in school. Yet the hive is supported by agriculture. The vrusk developed agriculture faster than all of the other core four races. The hive fostered agricultural innovation and cooperation at a scale in advance of the human family, tribes, and subsequent civilization. Vrusk hives developed celebratory feasts before their recorded history and even before the organization of queens as a ruling societal structure. Vrusk history and archeology indicate the harvest feasts fostered the creation of hive government, established the hive alliances that overcame the many periods of hive wars, and eased the transition to the modern corporate society of the vrusk.<br /><br />When humans gather for their annual harvest feasts it is not uncommon for the local vrusk community to join in and voice their appreciation for the blessing of the year. The timing of human thanksgiving holidays tend to coincide or be within days of the vrusk harvest celebrations. Whether you are on Minotaur, Clarion, Ken'zah-Kit, Zik-Kit, or Gran Quivera you are sure to find vrusk at thanksgiving dinners and humans at vrusk harvest feasts. Humans tend to enjoy the large community bonding of the vrusk hive/corporate harvest feast. Vrusk are enthralled by the human family gathering and the more intimate social relationships expressed in the smaller gatherings. On Gran Quivera it has become popular for mated vrusk pairs to host thanksgiving dinners like human couples do. They host these dinners on the days between the hive harvest feast day and thanksgiving day. Close friends and relatives of various races are invited and expressions of thanks and solidarity are the theme.<br /><br />This Thanksgiving I wish to express thanks to all beings in the Frontier. I have been blessed with wonderful travels and associations with beings of all kinds. The insights you have shared here in the forums have been a joy. The collaborations and publications wonderful. I look forward to another year of your friendship. Enjoy your families, friends, and Thanksgiving feast. I am happy for all the Humans, Vrusk, Dralasites, Yazirians, Humma, Ifshnit, Osakar, Zethra, Saurians, Sathar, S'sessu, Zuraqqor, Mechanon, Notui, and Mhemne that contribute to the development of the Frontier. May everybeing hare share their favorite dish, and to my yazirian friends, please do not kill the zeedahn at the table.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving,<br /><br />Alex Stone<br /><br />and Happy Holidays!<br /><br />Jurak Hangna, Dwain, and Tik
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