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The paper includes a historical discussion of the Thanksgiving holiday as well as interpretations of many symbolic meanings of the turkey feast. Intensified family contact and the totemistic quality of the feast are responsible for the upsurge of Oedipal strivings. Since this holiday serves as a strong stimulus for oral regression, the phallic strivings are expressed and defended against in oral terms. Illustrative clinical material is offered.