Persuasive Essay About Thanksgiving

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"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more” is the quote for Thanksgiving it is a quote that everyone knows and will always remember. This holiday is one that everyone enjoys, people look forward to it every year. Thanksgiving’s origins have changed over the years and are celebrated all around the world with so many traditions celebrated on that day. Small house, red brick, cars lined outside of the house. My family gets out of the car and rings the doorbell and I hear dogs barking and people laughing. Walking in I smell the amazing scent of food and candles. We saw orange tables, orange pumpkins, and orange napkins. All the kids head right to the dogs and start giving them the most love. The dogs barked at the …show more content…

People crowd the living room with dogs and cats all over. Everyone invested in the TV watching football and eating desserts. The football was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think. You hear TOUCHDOWN!!!! and everyone goes wild. My grandma says the feast is done cooking are you guys ready to eat? My family goes to the table and looks at all the amazing food. After everyone is seated we pray and everyone says something they are thankful for. That feast I remember saying that I was thankful for my mom and dad. I saw the food and I grabbed the mashed potatoes because those were always my favorite thing at Thanksgiving. Everyone started eating and talking about football and food. All around the world, people have traditions they do on the last Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is all about family and that's why a lot of people travel to see family. There is always the Thanksgiving Macy Parade a lot of people have a tradition that they will watch it or go to it on Thanksgiving every year. Having a feast is a huge tradition all over the world people eat a feast in memory of the First Thanksgiving. “Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations”(National Geographic article Thanksgiving