In Many Families Thanksgiving is The Most Looked Forward To Holiday of the Year

By Abe Kongsri


As a holiday, Thanksgiving is often overshadowed by Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving however is an important family holiday and looked forward to by all members of the family. Delicious food also plays an important part of the holiday with Thanksgiving dinner looked forward to all year long. Preparing and organizing traditional Thanksgiving Dinner often starts days before the holiday.

Many Moms take pride in the fact they are preparing a feast for Thanksgiving and work very hard to make sure it is a success. Thanksgiving Recipes in many cases have been passed down through generations and are special to that family.

Many times people have to make a choice between traveling for Thanksgiving holidays and Christmas holidays. As they really are so very close together, it can get expensive to travel a great distance for both of the holidays. For people who have to make this particular decision it is sometimes alternated. One year they will travel for Thanksgiving and the next year they will travel for Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving is not always the most crowded holiday when it comes to using planes as a method of transportation. However, Christmas holidays usually need to be planned well in advance because it seems that this is the holiday that EVERYONE wants to spend with their families.

One big attraction for many people is the four day holiday during Thanksgiving. Some businesses will open up on the Friday but many keep the doors shut until Monday morning This make the decision to travel for the long weekend easier. The day after Thanksgiving is also know for its low prices sales and some shops offer the best deals of the year. The day after Thanksgiving will also see many folks starting to decorate their home for Christmas.

It is not necessary to choose whether the Thanksgiving holidays are your favorite or not. You can still do a lot of things to enjoy that day even if you do not have any family or friends to spend it with. If you find yourself alone for Thanksgiving, make some plans that will involve you with other people. No one has to be alone during the holidays unless they choose to be. This means Thanksgiving 2011 too. If you look around, you will find plenty of others who are on their own for the holidays. Maybe you can gather them for a nice dinner cooked by you.




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