Thanksgiving question

[TyneTeas]

Is there anything that Americans traditionally do in the days up to Thanksgiving or is it just the day itself?

Is there anything nice we can do in the run up to Thanksgiving for an American colleague?

They are off on the day itself for a traditional family meal, just wondering if there is anything we can do to help them feel 'Thanksgivingy'

(I have googled, but can't find anything, which may well be the answer to my question!)

Hopeful bump for any American MNers...

Desperately hopeful bump for American MNers

Perhaps you could recreate Black Friday for them the day afterwards by crowding around their desk and fighting over their stuff 😂

I have lived in the US for a few years now and Thanksgiving doesn't have the same lead up to it as Christmas tbh.

No lead up to it really, apart from decorating with fall themed stuff (pumpkins, corn, leaves etc)

No it is just the days itself 😊 you are very thoughtful though. Maybe as mentioned just do some autumnal decor and bring in something traditional, maybe a pumpkin pie or something?

Nope. There's no real lead into it, other than basic prep for those of us stuck making the Thanksgiving meal. (although admittedly since I've been living in the UK, we've rather shirked on Thanksgiving meals as scheduling tends to interfere)

For kids, obviously, there are the arts and crafts turkeys and "what are you thankful for?" assignments in school. For adults? Not really anything that I can think of.

Growing up in the states, Thanksgiving was a 4 day weekend, big family meal on Thursday, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the morning, football on TV in the afternoon, and then possibly shopping on Friday (depending on how mad you were as the shops are manic). It was also the weekend we usually put up the Christmas tree, as the whole family was generally home so we could do it together.

Not sure if that helps.

Nothing. You could cross your fingers for a nice, dry, cool day on the day, so that they could toss an (American) football around.

The day before Thanksgiving is traditionally spent trying to travel long distances, while enduring crowds, early snowstorms, delayed planes, packed roads, etc...

Its just the day, and just the meal, really.

I'm an American and my American husband lived and worked in London for a year before we met. One of his fondest memories of his time there was how his colleagues found an American restaurant there who served a traditional Thanksgiving meal and how they all took him there for a long boozy lunch.

There's not much run up to it, other than wishing him a happy Thanksgiving. It's very sweet of you to try.

Thank you for your replies

Hope you all have a good Thanksgiving