Thanksgiving stress? - versie 2

Thanksgiving is time to thank the Lord, have a good time with our family. It is familiarised with a marathon of meals. However for all, it is a time to sing, laugh and get together and be social. Thanksgiving is one of the most frequently and enthusiastically celebrated national holidays in the United States and Canada. On this day God is thanked for the harvest. As well, it is a time for the citizens of Canada and the United States to be grateful for all their possessions and well-being. In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October. In the United States it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November due to a slight difference in harvesting period compared to Canada. One is most likely to celebrate Thanksgiving with beloved family. To accomplish this, people travel all across the USA to be with their families.

Thanksgiving dinner

Prepare your thanksgiving

For thanksgiving, there is a lot of preparation involved. Whereas, the more you have prepared the more enjoyable your Thanksgiving will be. Most commonly Thanksgiving is celebrated with a traditional feast. The main dish traditionally is a stuffed turkey.

Therefore, ordering a turkey is on the top of your to-do list. It is highly recommended to do this at least one week in advance.

Additionally, be sure to start  nice and early with stuffing up your turkey. Approximately five days in advance you will have to start looking for what you need for Thanksgiving. Make a list and be sure to stick it on your fridge. Then, start buying your groceries. When you have your groceries at home and have a stock and you will not have to arrange everything the last minute.
                                                                                         
The Sunday before Thanksgiving is a good day to prepare a part of the delicious buffet. When you make green beans for example you are obliged to start on time. Always blanch the beans. In case you did not plan to put the beans in a casserole. On thanksgiving you can always cover your beans with different sauces. If you make the salad in advance you can be certain that you will at least have a salad on the table with thanksgiving. On the day itself you will only need to add a sauce to your salad accompanied by the suitable herbs.

Almost thanksgiving

Just a few days until Thanksgiving? Now you can start cooking. Not every dish can be prepared in advance, but with multiple dishes this is a possibility. For example, think of pumpkin and pecan pies. These can be stored in the refrigerator afterwards.

On thanksgiving you can prepare the last recipes. You have already prepared most of the recipes so can be relieved, having prevented the unpleasant pre-party stress. Now, it is simply a matter of a few finishing touches and you are ready to enjoy all the delicious food.

Besides the dinner

During the dinner you can enjoy various television parades and football games. Many regard thanksgiving as the opening of the holiday season. First there is thanksgiving after that Christmas and at last New Year. Every year you look back at these national celebrations especially thanksgiving.  This is the moment to spend time with your family, regardless of how far away you live from each other.

Therefore, do never forget to enjoy!

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Sources:

Melissa Clark. (14 November 2011). What Can I Prepare Before the Actual Day of Thanksgiving? Geraadpleegd op: 7 december 2011, van http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/what-can-i-prepare-before-the-actual-day-of-thanksgiving/?scp=64&sq=thanksgiving&st=cse

Melanie Wallendorf. (juni 1994). ‘’We Gather Together’’: Consumption Rituals of Thanksgiving Day. Geraadpleegd op: 7 december 2011, van http://www.jstor.org/pss/2489481