Knowing More About Thanksgiving Family Traditions

The Thanksgiving holiday is full of family traditions, like preparing a big Thanksgiving Day feast and all of the trimmings, using a special table cloth, silverware and dishes, drawing names for Christmas presents, or getting the kids involved in games. However, according to a few surveys, there are some traditions that are more popular than others.

Next in the line of family traditions is football. Some celebrate it by tossing around the ball in a family game while others simply enjoy watching the game on television. It began on Thanksgiving Day in 1876, with the first intercollegiate championship game being played and has become as popular as the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

It has even been said that Thanksgiving was declared a holiday just so that Americans could sit around and watch the game together.

You probably already have certain family traditions that you observe at Thanksgiving, yet you can still come up with new ways of celebrating and starting your own, unique family customs.

Remember that it does not have to be anything elaborate, as long as it celebrates the spirit of sharing and giving thanks for your blessings in life.

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