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Thanksgiving is a federal holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest. (Other harvest celebrations include Day of the Dead). // El Día de Acción de Gracias es un feriado federal que se celebra en Estados Unidos y Canadá como un día para agradecer la bendición de la cosecha. (Otras celebraciones de la cosecha incluyen el Día de los Muertos).
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Traditional foods include cranberries, green beans, and turkey.
The Friday after Thanksgiving in the USA is Native American Heritage Day and Black Friday
In the one of the cooler bits of news, REI closes its stores Thanksgiving and Black Friday, inviting staff, clients and well, anyone else in the world to Opt Outside. So, yes, let’s take this Thanksgiving spirit outside where it belongs as tribute to the harvest season.
Recipes and Food Tips
Retro Thanksgiving – The Kitchen
How to carve a turkey
How to soften brown sugar
Football
Why do the Cowboys and Lions play Thanksgiving NFL games every year?
Quotes
Thank you life for giving me so much // Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto
– Mercedes Sosa
Health
Your Thanksgiving dinner is likely bad for your heart and blood pressure – Vox
Wikipedia
Thanksgiving (Canada)
Thanksgiving (United States)
Labor Thanksgiving Day
Features
Planeta.com