Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday in America because it’s all about family and food and acknowledging all the things we’re enough to have. In my family’s house, we either start cooking super early on Thanksgiving Day or sometimes we even start cooking . We have music playing all day long while we cook, and we often open the windows to let in the fresh autumn air, and the whole house just incredible.

We usually cook a turkey, but nobody in my family really likes it that much so we also cook a . There is always for the , sauce, and lots of . I’m a vegetarian so I always cook non-traditional Thanksgiving food, such as , and with and . Many families around the table and say a prayer for what they are , even if they aren’t very religious. We usually eat around 4 o’clock and then relax . People eat huge portions of food on Thanksgiving.

Then for dessert, there are lots of . The most popular pies are pumpkin and pecan. We have a fire in the fireplace because nights are always cold this time of year. So we sit around the fireplace, eating pie and talking and laughing. There is always way too much food, so people have lots of Thanksgiving leftovers which they eat for one or two weeks after Thanksgiving Day. Many families also watch the Macy’s Day and then they watch football for .