Each year, Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth
Thursday of November. Most families follow traditions begun on the
first Thanksgiving, but many have their own traditions that they follow
each year. Here are some of the common traditions associated with
"Turkey Day."
Travel
One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family.
Many people live far from family members and travel long distances by
car, train, or plane to be with their loved ones. Thanksgiving is the
busiest travel day of the year!
The Feast
Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations.
Many families include the entire family in the food preparation.
Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes,
cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Many people serve pie
for dessert at the end of the meal. Popular pie flavors are pumpkin,
pecan, sweet potato, and apple.
After the Meal
After the feast families often do additional activities. Some like to
take walks after eating such a large meal. Some people take naps. Others
sit down together to play board or card games together.
Here at Motivo we celebrated thanksgiving making beautiful turkey paintings. Have a look at them:
Did you like the paintings?
That´s all for today and have a nice weekend!
Lots of love,
Teacher Carla