Depending on where you live, Thanksgiving is either the time for some explosive family arguments or just a celebration of turkey you see in North American media. While it might have problematic history, there is still something nice about gathering on a cold November and sharing some delicious food together.
We’ve gathered some of the cutest and most wholesome posts about Thanksgiving to brighten your spirit this year. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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I Love How Proud He Is Of His Creation
That boy needs to go to culinary school ASAP, not for the skill, but for proper recognition.
Thanksgiving Meals For Shelter Dogs
After The Pandemic Hit, I Started A New Tradition Of Making A Full Meal And Then Delivering To Friends And Family Who Can’t Cook, Don’t Want To, Or Have To Work. This Is Year 3
He Freaked Out When He Noticed He Was Getting A Thanksgiving Plate As Well
Meet 18-Year-Old Mr. Kitty, Who Got Adopted Into His Forever Home This Thanksgiving. Faith In Humanity Restored
This Is Wilford. I Found Him In The Snow Last Thanksgiving, And Now He's My Best Friend
98-Year-Old Nana Meets Her Great Great Grandbaby On Thanksgiving. Thankful For This
We're From Japan, Can We Still Join Thanksgiving? Never Been To The US, But I Love The Idea Of A Holiday About Gratitude And Food. Here’s Our Plate For Dinner
I love seeing holidays and festivities move across borders like this! I have two examples of this from my life. I am in the UK BTW. #1 I spent 3 years in the USA with my parents and younger sister. For our first thanksgiving, our greek neighbours across the road invited us over for a day with their 20 + person family, and we had thanksgiving for a Greek twist which was unforgettable. For me, that is what thanksgiving is. #2 My aunt, uncle and two cousins were visiting from Seattle and flying back on thanksgiving this year. The whole family ( my parents and sister, and two uncles and aunts) planned a secret Thanksgiving last Sunday and my grandparents sneakily got the whole thing ready (Aunt and Uncle stayed with my grandparents). They were so happy when we walked in and they realised what we were doing. It was a very british thanksgiving with lots of pigs in blankets, but I also made my first pumpkin p
Drove My Two Goldens From California To Georgia For Thanksgiving To Be With My Parents' Four Goldens
Free Thanksgiving
When Both My Parents Lost Their Jobs, I Was The Only Person Working In A House Of 4. When My Coworkers Found Out, They Came Together To Make Sure We Had A Proper Thanksgiving
Onions for breakfast again... What dear people. Remember this next time we get the "coworkers are never your friends!" post. Again.
*bats the onion under the sofa*
Load More Replies...I’m pretty sure there are pierogis in that pot. If so, that is amazing and I never thought about them being a thanksgiving food. It makes sense, though. Carbs inside of carbs brings ultimate thanksgiving joy.
Peaches After His Thanksgiving Dinner
My Mom Makes A Plate At The Table For Her Cat On Thanksgiving Every Year, And She Always Joins Us So Politely
Pie Anyone? I Was Wondering What To Wear On Thanksgiving And Had Some Leftover Yarn
Posted By A High School Senior
My Granddad Wanted To Show Us His "Pride And Joy" This Thanksgiving. Turns Out, It Wasn't His Grandchildren But Rather His Sense Of Humor
I show up at my aunt's house and my granddad is sitting in the corner with a big grin on his face. I walk over to say hello and he asks, "Have you seen my pride and joy?" He pulls out this picture and starts laughing uncontrollably. It's definitely Thanksgiving time again!
The Sweetest Little Patient I Got To Spend Thanksgiving At Work With In Our Shelter's Animal Hospital
Her name is Mariah and she is being treated for canine parvovirus in our shelter's clinic which has an area specifically for parvo patients to receive medical care like IV medications (on her foot that is an IV). So happy to see this little girl thriving against a terrible illness.
One Year Ago Today I Lost My Best Friend. This Was The First Thanksgiving Without Him Since Before I Was A 13. Today I'm Donating Over $200 Worth Of Supplies To Animals In Need To Honor Him
So sorry for the loss of your friend but a great way to honor his memory.
Shiloh Never Cuddles. This Was The Best 20 Minutes Of Thanksgiving Break
My Mom Has Waited 36 Years For My Allergic Dad To Let Her Have A Cat - He Finally Caved When My Sister Came Home For Thanksgiving With A Stray She Found Stuck In A Bush
The title of this sits poorly with me: if he's allergic, it's hardly at matter of letting or not letting her, it's a matter of being allergic to cats.
Good People Left In Maryland! Happy Thanksgiving To All
Painted My Brother-In-Law's Dogs To Commemorate The Passing Of One Of Them
My BIL has 2 wonderful dogs that I usually see at family holidays, this year unfortunately Lola passed away (the Boston terrier). I decided to do a painting of the 2 of them at thanksgiving, which was one of her favorite holidays. Going to send this to him as a surprise as soon as the oil paint is dry.
My First Ever Pie! Test Run For Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! I Call This Picture "We Have No Idea How We Actually Managed To Take This"
The Porch Goose Is Ready For Thanksgiving
We Got To Spend A Quiet Thanksgiving Outside. We're Pretty Happy About That
Maybe Y'all Can Find Joy In This. Happy Thanksgiving
Doesn't Look Great But It Tasted Great! Thanksgiving From A Pakistani American Family
Happy Thanksgiving From Mr. Belvedere
Happy Thanksgiving! Jillian Is Grateful
I Think It Will Be A Fun Thanksgiving Addition
Baked A Pumpkin Shaped Bread For Thanksgiving Dinner
Made A Dog Friendly Thanksgiving Dinner And Pie For My Boy
Thanksgiving Dinner At The Shelter! Malcolm Is Ready To Feast
My Coworker Dropped Me Leftovers From His Thanksgiving Dinner. I Live Alone And Didn’t Really Do Anything Yesterday Because Cooking For Yourself Is Boring Sometimes. But This Is Great
On Thanksgiving I Got To Help With A Release Of 1,600 Baby Turtles On The Beaches Of Cabo. First Pic Is The Turtles And Second Is Me Guiding One
Thanksgiving Would've Been Boring Without Her
Little Odee Had Some Thanksgiving Portraits Taken At Daycare
I Visited My Grandpa For Thanksgiving. He Sent Me Home With This
I'm just starting to learn and have been taking lessons for a few months now. I have an Ibanez dreadnought I've been taking lessons with, but this one (taylor GSmini) fits my hands much better. I've been practicing all afternoon with it.
I Made Me And My Dog Matching Sweaters For Thanksgiving
A British Canadian Thanksgiving
I'm British and my husband is Canadian, so that's why you can see Yorkshire puddings and pigs in blankets. Also the desserts went very British with sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble. The brie en croute was my favorite. Happy Thanksgiving!
Haha I looked at that and thought it wouldn't look out of place at christmas, in the UK. Then I read the commentary!
Sober For A Year. Boyfriend's Family Finally Accepted Me And Invited Me To Their Thanksgiving. I Feel Like I Have A New Family
Someone's Puppy Fell Asleep On Me, So I'd Say Thanksgiving Was A Success
Happy Thanksgiving From Gus And Grammy
After Thanksgiving Dinner
A Guy Pulled Up At A Rest Area Saying All Kinds Of Pleasantries About Thanksgiving And Then Offered Me A Meal From A Church. I Needed That
Ready For Thanksgiving With Her Cooked Turkey Snood
My Parents Couldn't Have Me And My Sister For Thanksgiving, So They Hosted All Of Our Childhood Toys Instead
My Corgi, Kadet, Ran His First Thanksgiving 5k Yesterday. So Proud Of This Little Guy
I Didnt Have Thanksgiving With My Family This Year, So My Boss Made Me A Plate And Said That I'm A Part Of Her Family
We dont celebrate Thanksgiving in the Netherlands. But a happy Thanksgiving to you too
Load More Replies...At my house in NC, USA, we had a traditional Thanksgiving meal then had 4 day early Birthday Cake; our dad turns 98 on Dec 1st. He lives independently with us coming by most days of the week to keep him company, do light housekeeping, cooking, and we run errands. We're very lucky to still have him and he is part of what we are very thankful for.
American Thanksgiving looks so cool! We, in Québec (Canada), celebrate Thanksgiving in October... and we do nothing. It's time off, that's all. It's a bit sad ☹ Maybe the rest of Canada is celebrating?
Frances, Canadian Thanksgiving is the same date (second Monday in October) for all of Canada. You don't choose to do anything for Thanksgiving? When I was younger we would have turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables etc. But now, it's not the meal that's so important (because it can be costly to get all those ingredients or take a lot of time) It's the sentiment. I like to invite family and friends, especially people that are single, recently widowed, recently divorced, etc who just might like to take a day to share a meal together and be grateful for what we have, even in an ever-changing and always stressful world. That's what thanksgiving's all about. It doesn't have to be about pilgrims, parades and the day before a shopping event. You can always choose to celebrate anything that you think has merit. Life's too short not to celebrate it
Load More Replies...Just me, my mom, 11 dogs, and 1 cat eating Thanksgiving together. It was awesome.
We dont celebrate Thanksgiving in the Netherlands. But a happy Thanksgiving to you too
Load More Replies...At my house in NC, USA, we had a traditional Thanksgiving meal then had 4 day early Birthday Cake; our dad turns 98 on Dec 1st. He lives independently with us coming by most days of the week to keep him company, do light housekeeping, cooking, and we run errands. We're very lucky to still have him and he is part of what we are very thankful for.
American Thanksgiving looks so cool! We, in Québec (Canada), celebrate Thanksgiving in October... and we do nothing. It's time off, that's all. It's a bit sad ☹ Maybe the rest of Canada is celebrating?
Frances, Canadian Thanksgiving is the same date (second Monday in October) for all of Canada. You don't choose to do anything for Thanksgiving? When I was younger we would have turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables etc. But now, it's not the meal that's so important (because it can be costly to get all those ingredients or take a lot of time) It's the sentiment. I like to invite family and friends, especially people that are single, recently widowed, recently divorced, etc who just might like to take a day to share a meal together and be grateful for what we have, even in an ever-changing and always stressful world. That's what thanksgiving's all about. It doesn't have to be about pilgrims, parades and the day before a shopping event. You can always choose to celebrate anything that you think has merit. Life's too short not to celebrate it
Load More Replies...Just me, my mom, 11 dogs, and 1 cat eating Thanksgiving together. It was awesome.