Should it be a global festival? It may be the most American holiday, but the rest of the world could learn something from this annual celebration of gratitude.
Five reasons to love Thanksgiving
Spared: President Joe Biden (above), marked his final holiday season at the White House on Monday by pardoning a turkey, in a ceremony that dates back to the 1940s. Glossary
Quintessential - A typical example.
Wampanoag - A loose confederation of tribes. Their relationship with the settlers is not quite as the story of Thanksgiving tells it. The settlers brought across smallpox which turned into a deadly epidemic. Hundreds of Wampanoag died. The colonists took their land and sold survivors into slavery.
Independence Day - Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the US Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
Hardship - Difficult times in which you suffer.
Macy's parade - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a New York City tradition that celebrates the opening of Macy's flagship department store and generates excitement for Christmas shopping.
Propaganda - Information, which may be biased or misleading, used to promote a certain viewpoint.