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What Does Turkey Mean In A Christmas Carol

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Charles Dickens, author of the novella, A Christmas Carol, published on December 19, 1843, impacted Christmas in a way none of us can forget. Most people don’t give credit to Dickens for traditions we thought were normal! Such as how before A Christmas Carol, turkey was infrequently found on the table for Christmas dinner. However, Dickens didn’t want credit for Christmas traditions, he merely wanted people to be less self-centered on Christmas, and be more generous to the poor and the needy, and to each other. “They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter might have known, and very likely did, the inside of a pawnbroker’s. But, they were happy,
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