Use these special tips to make your Thanksgiving Day a pleasurable and memorable one.
Watch the parades - The annual Thanksgiving Parades are events to watch out for during the festival. Thanksgiving Day parades are an old tradition and every year these are organised to contribute to the splendour of the occassion. If you happen to reside in cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Detroit, Plymouth or New York (where the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held), you will have a grand time. Even if you are not, you can catch their live broadcasts on television.
Cook it up - This is the time to put your culinary abilities to test. Even if you are not sure of pulling off the whole thing, you sure can cook up one or two dishes for the dinner. Try some easy recipes (you will find plenty of them at http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/recipes/) if you are not so good in the kitchen but then, why not take challenges and prove the world wrong with some mouthwatering delights?
Cooking the big thanksgiving meal is the main festivity for this holiday. What it depends on is how you decide to do on this holiday, which is not hard and not that expensive either. There are festivities that will be going on in your area. Your local news media will be mentioning a couple of weeks before what will be taking place. You can also look for ideas online too to mone to be remembered. This goes for first timers and those who already know what to expect.
Smack your lips - Enjoying delicious dishes during dinner with your loved ones forms the best part of Thanksgiving. Feast, friends and family members are three vital ingredients of Thanksgiving and it is necessary to forget all restrictions for a day and relish the sumptuous cuisines on display. Make sure that everything, from drinks and desserts to the main dishes are as according to the tastes and preferences of yourself as well as the invited people or it will be an unforgettable occassion for the others, and for a reason you are wise enough to guess.
Go out - It is not that you have to celebrate the occassion at your shack. If you are ready and especially if you are staying away from home, you can call your friends and spend the day out. Watch the parades, make a trip to some popular spot, play football (a popular Thanksgiving sport for some) or dine out. The choices are varied and the choice is yours!
Enjoy a movie - For most of us, Thanksgiving is the time to catch up with old friends and distant relatives and naturally, it is a perfect occassion to catch a movie together. Choose from popular Thanksgiving flicks like The House of Yes, Holiday Reunion (2004), Home for the Holidays (1995), Scent of a Woman (1992) or What's Cooking? (2000). You can also warm up to any latest blockbuster at the theatre or watch one within the comforts of your home. But take care that you stay out of soppy melodramas, mushy movies or action thrillers for these are not going to add anything to your festive spirit. That is, unless, your companions are eager to watch these.
Say "Thanks" to HIM - Finally, it is to the great one up there whom you should say a little "thanks" to. Yes, Thanksgiving is mainly about expressing our gratitude to the great man (or woman?) and not only are you expected to say grace before your dinner but also say thanks for all that you have been blessed with in life. If that is hard for you, you can at least say the little six-letter word for all that you have been fortunate enough not to suffer. Right?
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