Thanksgiving tradition

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Along with Christmas and New Year Eve, Thanksgiving is celebrated as a federal and popular holiday in the U.S. http://blog.mydot.com/image.axd?picture=2010%2F11%2Fmacys_thanksgiving_day_parade.jpg

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated to thank God for guiding them safely to the ‘New World’.

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Traditional Celebrations

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Thanksgiving Celebrations

The featured traditional dish cooked is mouth-watering baked or roasted turkey during the feast. http://leeloveshottrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Easy-to-Prepare-Thanksgiving-Turkey.jpg

Other easy to prepare and delicious dishes… stuffed and mashed potatoes,

sweet corn, cranberry sauce,

juicy squashes,

and pumpkin pie are among the commonly cooked. http://tribwekchron.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/thanksgiving.jpg

Families and friends usually gather for a large meal or dinner.

They also go for fun-loving travel and adventure.

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Parades are held widely in America with specific themes, large balloons of cartoons and TV personalities and high school marching bands.

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The parade traditionally ends with Macy's Parade which is the Santa Claus float

this marks the beginning of the Christmas season. http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~arielbaz/NewYorkInPhotos/MacyThanksGivingParade/Macy%27s%20Thanksgiving%20Parade%2013.jpg

American football is widely played on Thanksgiving eve

along with it other sports like basketball, pumpkin chunking contest and other such games are played. http://media.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/2008/10/26/media/MUvCOL2_t_w600_h1200.jpg

A Christian-themed film is released in America during or on this day with Christmas specials broadcast in television and radio.

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Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving Day http://melrosemirror.media.mit.edu/servlet/pluto?state=303034706167653030375765625061676530303269643030353130323430%5D