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Last week, New Times wrote about a study that ranked the best U.S. cities to celebrate Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, the Miami-Dade County suburb of Hialeah ranked No. 99, owing to its lack of traditions, affordability, and its low number of pumpkin patches per capita.
The story elicited spirited responses across social media, particularly from Hialeah residents, who wanted to either defend their community’s Thanksgiving celebrations or explain why the suburb was so low on the list. If you took a gander through the comments on New Times‘ social media accounts, you may have noticed that many residents noted that Hialeah doesn’t celebrate what’s commonly known as Thanksgiving. In their neck of the woods, the celebration is known as “San Gibin,” thanks to its large Cuban population and the Miami dialect.
Here’s a sampling of what people had to say about Hialeah’s place in the ranking:
What’s Thanksgiving?
“Oh, you mean San-givi?”
“Because they call it Sans-gibing.”
“Well, Hialeah is in Cuba, so of course they don’t celebrate there, it’s only an American holiday.”
“In Hialeah, people celebrate sangivin’ very different thing.”
“But y’all didn’t say anything about ‘Sangeevee'”
“That’s because it’s San Giving….”
“Easy… because in Hialeah we celebrate San Givin no Thanksgiving…😂”
“It’s a day off, it’s not Thanksgiving.”
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Turkey Pig Day
“It’s the best if you hate turkey and love lechon.”
“They celebrate by eating pork and partying different way to celebrate Thanksgiving but I bet it is more fun here than anywhere else.”
“I guess the per Capita of barbecued whole pig carcasses don’t factor in”
“All the turkeys are moving to Hialeah, they feel safe there for Thanksgiving, the pigs not so much.”
“We do Lechon Baby!!! Turkey is dry and boring!!”
“Based on everyone’s menu. I think I would rather go to Hialeah to eat.”
“I live in Hialeah, and we get together every Thanksgiving to celebrate it, and everyone I know, so nope not true.”
“Not if you’re a turkey…”
“Our various tasty roast mojo pork recipes with a side of rice and beans and sweet fried plantain would like a word…”
“Because we Cubans don’t eat turkey nor sweet potato casserole lol.”
“No surprise. Caja China does not work on turkeys.”
No. 1 in Our Hearts
“That’s fine, they’ll take the top for Noche Buena! 😂 undisputed champs.”
“For Noche Buena, it’s No.1 in the world.”
“As someone who lives in Hialeah, I agree. But we are trying to change that.”
“They are just jealous we have strawberry fields while they have snowstorms?”
“I mean, really? Just because we don’t always have turkey doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy it. Plus we add suspense and drama at dinner, depending who shows up or what topics come up😆.”
“Whoever’s responsible for this ranking has obviously never celebrated Sangivin in Hialeah.”
“Uhhhhh nope, a Cuban Thanksgiving in my hometown is the best !!! No joda 🤦♀️”
“Miami Lakes created this post.”
