For those of you in the U.S. who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, Thanksgiving morning meant boys' football against the traditional rival school.
Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday. So the Saturday before, being just 5 calendar days before kickoff, was an off day.
So the football field was available.....
....for PowderPuff football. Girls vs girls. Seniors vs juniors in my town, but sometimes different variations in different places.
<> Public school vs Catholic school
<> Seniors/sophomores vs Juniors freshmen (clever, in that 3 years of hatred could build up between girls)
<> College prep vs vocational/clerical (class-based rivalries)
<> A thru M last names versus N thru Z
<> East side of town versus West side
Keep in mind--girls inter-scholastic sports were rare pre-Title IX.
This was the one day a year to shine.
And to get a shiner.