Thanksgiving Day, sometimes colloquially called "Turkey Day" is a national
holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA and is one of
the biggest national celebration days of the year, when most people have the day
off work and traditionally spend, at least part of the day, with family and
friends, eating, drinking, watching NFL American Football on TV or going to
local thanksgiving parades, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York
probably being the best known outside of the US. Many companies also give their
workers the Friday off as paid holiday, making for a long Thanksgiving weekend.
Although originally the "thanks" was given to God, today
Thanksgiving Day is a nation-wide secular (non-religious) holiday which heralds
the start of the winter holiday season, including the Christmas shopping season
which traditionally begins the day after Thanksgiving.
Certain
food are traditionally served at Thanksgiving Dinners. A roast turkey is usually
the centre-piece (thus the nickname "Turkey Day") and perhaps a ham. Traditionally, most of the
accompaniments are made from produce native to the New World. These often
include mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn on the cob,
cornbread, particularly in the Southern States, seasonal vegetables such as
swede (rutabagas) or turnips plus stuffing and gravy. Pumpkin pie is a firm
favourite for dessert at Thanksgiving dinner though pecan pie or cheesecake is
also served.
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