Thanksgiving is an annual holiday celebrated by people around the United States and Canada. This year, Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 28, 2024. It celebrates harvesting and gives thanks for the past year.
Most Americans get together with family and friends for a big meal, typically including turkey, bread stuffing, potatoes, mac and cheese, pumpkin pie, and more. Many also watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on TV, which includes giant balloons, floats, and performances. Football games are also a popular part of the day, with professional and college teams playing. Some people even take the opportunity to volunteer by serving meals in shelters.
In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October. It is very similar to American Thanksgiving, with the same traditional foods and gatherings with family and friends to feast and give thanks.
Thanksgiving is a time to feast on some of the most delicious and comforting foods. The main and the most popular food item for Thanksgiving is the roasted turkey. It became a well-known dish for the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans because wild turkeys were available there. Over time, turkey became the most popular Thanksgiving dish due to its size, which makes it perfect for feeding people at a large gathering. This tradition has been passed down through generations, making turkey an iconic part of the Thanksgiving celebration.
Other traditional Thanksgiving foods include stuffing from European culinary traditions and mashed potatoes, which Indigenous peoples in the Andes Mountains of South America first cultivated. Cranberry sauce, which Native Americans have grown and eaten for centuries, and pumpkin pie, because pumpkins are native to North America and are popular dishes during Thanksgiving with a background.
There are many different food options at Thanksgiving, so it takes time to pick a favorite. At Lafayette High School, 25 students were asked about their favorite Thanksgiving food. The options were turkey (2 votes), pumpkin pie (2 votes), rolls (2 votes), mashed potatoes (8 votes), stuffing (3 votes), mac and cheese (4 votes), sweet potato casserole (1 vote), and cranberry sauce (1 vote).
Based on the information we gathered from interviews, people like a variety of Thanksgiving foods, but the most popular dish is mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving is a holiday that brings family and friends together to celebrate and enjoy amazing foods. From the roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, these foods taste great and bring happiness and warmth, making Thanksgiving a memorable holiday for everyone.
