Thanksgiving is a holiday full of food, family, counting blessings, football, and cold weather. There are multiple different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving, some notable ways, such as watching football games, parades, and food. On Thanksgiving Day there is an annual parade presented by Gardener White starting at eight forty-five in the morning along Woodward Avenue. Also, on Thanksgiving Day, there three football games, as The Chicago Bears and The Detroit Lions kickoff the day at one o’clock pm. The Philadelphia Eagles play The Dallas Cowboys at four thirty pm. The Kansas City Chiefs play The Buffalo Bills ends the celebration at eight twenty pm. In Michigan, it is a well-known tradition that is a part of the yearly Lions football game. Another important part is the food is the best parts in my opinion, as there is Turkey with stuffing, sweet potatoes casserole, green bean casserole, gravy, cranberry sauce as well as pumpkin pie. To get into the history of Thanksgiving is meant to be a blessing, and a reflection of the year. The history of it starts with Colonists from New England as well as Canada who would look at days of thanks, these days were known as prayers and blessings for safe journeys. Later, Americans would share a feast with the Wampanoag people and the colonists known as the pilgrims. Fun fact, we know that the day of thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday, which was passed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Speeding things back to the late 20th century to the 21st century, today a main tradition is the day after Thanksgiving to be Black Friday, where many stores have huge discounts and sales. Thanksgiving is an American holiday that was once meant for us to count our blessings and people getting together to feast. In today’s light, the focus is mass consumerism. So, this year let’s change, go back to our roots, spend more time together as a family, and make sure to count all the wonderful blessings we have.