Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a very important holiday in the United States. Everyone returns home to their families and spends the day/weekend eating... and giving thanks, of course. The day is very much like an Australian Christmas, but without the presents and the hype. As Diogenes and I don't have family here, we were invited by one of our housemates to have Thanksgiving with his family. Of course, we felt very honoured and accepted immediately. So we spent our Thanksgiving celebrating with a very traditional American family in a very traditional way. We all held hands and gave thanks and said Grace before the meal. Everyone brought a dish from home and we sat, and talked, and drank and were very merry, I can assure you. Naturally, turkey was the main dish. The evening was a true delight and I can't think of a more lovely holiday; a day just to give thanks and be grateful.