How I Celebrate Thanksgiving

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How I Celebrate Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is the time of year where families gather to give thanks. It is the season where the color of the leaves are orange and brown, and pumpkins are all around, which is why I love Thanksgiving so much. Thanksgiving is celebrated differently throughout the world. The way my family celebrates Thanksgiving goes in the same process, making it our own tradition. First, we must prepare for our extended family members to arrive. My mother gives us all certain assignments we must complete while she bakes the turkey. My siblings and I begin to move the furniture, so we can fit more chairs in the dining room. Then we start to bring up the dusty chairs and dust them off. Once the chairs are in place, we enter the kitchen with our mother to see what needs to be done in there. My sister helps my mother with the cooking and watching the clock, while my brother goes outside to move our cars out of the way for the guest’s vehicles. While that is all going on, I set up the table with decorations and clean up the kitchen so people have room to put their dishes of food. Once we are prepared for the guests to arrive, we wait patiently for the fun to begin. My siblings and I may break out a short card game to pass the time. Slowly, guests start to arrive. My …show more content…

I always start by picking up everyone's plastic cups and disposing them in the trash, while my mother looks around the house to see if someone forgot anything. My siblings help clear the tables and get rid of any extra trash I missed. Then my mother begins to clean her dishes, while my brother moves the heavy furniture back to where they were. While this is happening, my mom tells me to shower so later others can shower and not have to wait on me. When I am in the shower, my mother vacuums the carpet to get rid of the crumbs. After my shower, the house is back to normal, so I go to bed because I am worn out from the

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