Saying Grace before we sit down before our meal is a tradition that I first practiced in my nuclear family; my mother, father and three brothers. It was taught to me as a child and we continue to practice it before every meal to this day. With the whole family gathered around the table, we all take each others hands and recite a Catholic grace before sitting down to enjoy dinner. It’s at events like Thanksgiving where I become aware of the close relationship my family has with one another and how that shows through in our cultural and religious practices, such as saying grace before dinner.

Kenneth J. Guest, Essentials of Cultural Anthropology (New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016), Page 236.