Zander 10: How Does America Celebrate Thanksgiving?

 


With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I thought that it would be a good idea to write about it to some degree. However, it became apparent that I don’t do much of the usual traditions. Yes, I eat dinner with my family and say what I’m thankful for, but there are many traditions that I don’t do. We don’t usually invite over family, and the dinner, while bigger than usual, isn’t huge and extravagant. So this made me wonder, what percentage of people actually do these Thanksgiving traditions.


Firstly, what percent of America celebrates Thanksgiving at all? Well, from what I found, the answers vary greatly. One source I found states 90%, while another states 79%. Some answers are even higher/lower, but something I can say with certainty is that it’s well above half. This is no surprise, especially with how much of a commercial holiday Thanksgiving has become. However, I then decided to dive deeper.


About 37% of people expect 10 or more people to eat with them at Thanksgiving dinner. This isn’t particularly surprising, as ten is a very large number of people. However, due to the customs of eating with friends and family, a number that large isn’t too extreme. Next, around 88% eat Turkey during Thanksgiving. This surprised me, because while I knew how popular eating Turkey was, I thought that most people would be more casual about the foods they eat during this holiday. However, it appears that the wide majority of people still eat the traditional Turkey.


Lastly, I wanted to know just how many people traveled for Thanksgiving. The source I found stated that, as of last year, over 43% of people intend to travel. This also shocked me, because while I expected the number to be high, I didn’t expect it to be that high. However, upon thinking about it more, it’s not surprising. It’s an opportunity to take a break and be with those you care about, so spending that time away from home and on vacation is an obvious idea. That, in addition to the amount just visiting family, makes this number far more clear to me. So, while I personally may not celebrate Thanksgiving that strongly, it appears that a very large amount of people still celebrate it traditionally.


How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? Do you do traditional customs, or celebrate your own way?


https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/what-to-know-about-thanksgiving/#:~:text=Thanksgiving%20is%20the%20second-most%20popular%20holiday%20in%20the,nearly%2090%20percent%20of%20Americans%20celebrating%20every%20year.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1277607/most-popular-holidays-in-the-united-states/ 

https://www.statista.com/topics/2307/thanksgiving/#dossier-chapter2 

https://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgiving/turkeys-sold-thanksgiving/ 

https://thevacationer.com/thanksgiving-travel-survey-2022/#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20latest%20census%2C%20the%2043.37%25%20represents,nearly%20112%20million%20American%20adults%20traveling%20for%20Thanksgiving. 

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