(in North America) an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A similar holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October.
This traditions for Americans is the time to give thanks to the family, in my in laws house, Usually we gather and eat Turkey in Indonesia means Kalkun. Company by tons of other food and wine. (pumkin pie, pecan pie and other cookies). After gooble down the turkey, i always feel sleepy, i think because the chemical inside the turkey or the food coma that people here talking about. Usually i didn't cook for the Thanksgiving, but i after i read several tons of making turkey, i think that it's better to leave it to the pro (my mother in-law) since she's already used of this kind tradition. For your information, for turkey you have to cook it at least 8-9 hours, since turkey usually big.
Our Dinner menu is
Turkey
Stuffing
Mash Potato
Green Casserole
Yams
Cranberry sauce
Dinner Roll
and special from my father in - law is famous sambal
Desert
Pumpkin and Pecan pie
here is our family pictures
After the Thanksgiving day is the following day is famous for it's Black Friday, pretty much is the kick start of shopping season. At this special Friday, there's a lot of big discount for every major store. And people will even fight in the store, because the deal is so good. Store will have special price that is cut (for 80-90% of the retail price) and they only have few of the items per-store. Some of the shopper even camp outside the store to get the items at that special price. Sometimes i'm thinking that they are nuts,to camp since around ends of November, our weather is very bitter cold. This time around the store also open early, some even open at Thanksgiving Day around 6 pm.
If you want to see American Malls looks like Mangga Dua (famous in Indonesia/Jakarta for cheap goods), since it was finally crowded due to cheap price and giving season for Christmas. Even though we went to the mall at the Black Friday, i didn't buy anything for myself even though i was eyeing for this gorgeous track pants at the HnM
So well tell me what do you get on the Black Friday? Do you shop at Thanksgiving day or the Friday? By the way, come to think of the pants, maybe i'll snatch it on Cyber Monday...and yes it's another sale but it's done online. I hope the pants still there and not running out.;)
