changing seasons

Thanksgiving Day is a big thing here in the US. It’s a non-working holiday and celebrated all over the states. Some schools have Thanksgiving Break too, so it must be really really important. This is the season to celebrate as a family. This is the season to enjoy family meals. And this is the season to catch up and be as a family again. This is the season where people are grateful for the good harvest and the many blessings they received from the Almighty.

Thanksgiving Day is one of the special occasions where the American people celebrate and uphold family traditions with high regards to history… family values… and shopping [LOL]. Just like Halloween and Christmas, they also have some Thanksgiving decorations especially in the dinner tables. They usually make or buy festive stuff for the tables to make it more special… to make food more appetizing… to make the occasion more extra-ordinary.

Thanksgiving Day is a special moment where family members gather in the dinner table, sit and eat together as a family again. With the kind of lifestyle they have here now where all members of the family need to work, they don’t find time to sit together and eat as a family. And thanksgiving is one rare chance to do that. This is the season to enjoy turkey, pumpkin desserts and other special recipes handed down from generation to generation.

Thanksgiving Day is a special day because it is homecoming season too for family members who live far from home. This is the time where grown-up children [those who are away for school or work or because they already have their own families] think about home. This is the time when the only place they wanted to be is home [I supposed]. This is the time where parents look forward to see their children again.

This is my second Thanksgiving Day here in the US. We don’t have Thanksgiving Day in the Philippines so my idea of this special occasion is limited to what I experienced here with my new family and my personal observations on this special celebration as a whole. Happy Thanksgiving Day to All!

Additional Information:
The History of Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving

Photo Credit:
Sharp Iron