Thanksgiving is around the corner and many people think of it as an important national holiday. Other people view Thanksgiving as a break from work, or just going to a family members’ house and celebrating with food and drink. These are the various aspects of Thanksgiving traditions.
Family and Friends
The most obvious would be spending time with family. If you are someone like me who doesn’t spend much time with their family, Thanksgiving plays an important role in bringing people together, meaning you will be able to reconnect with people you barely get to see.
This was one of the aspects of the holiday I enjoyed. My sister and I “house hopped” to various residents to see different family members and friends that we don’t see quite often. It is something I won’t forget.
A Good Day Off Work
Another aspect of Thanksgiving that makes it enjoyable is how it allows some of us to get a day, or a few days, off work.
If you don’t feel like working on Thanksgiving Day due to the endless wave of people you are going to be dealing with at your job, put in a request for a day off ahead of time and you’ll likely get to have a holiday vacation with your family.
Holiday Pay
Holiday pay is what makes working on Thanksgiving day better. Not only can you get extra payment for all of your hard work, you can also possibly get overtime, depending on the situation at your job.
When I used to work in a trucking position at my place of work, we would get overtime for staying longer than we should have by getting everything organized for the third shift crew, and holiday pay added along with that. After a day’s work, I would have enough money to spend or save.
Football
Football plays an important role in Thanksgiving; it is where families come together to have a great time; yelling, shouting, and cursing. One of the reasons I like football during the holidays is that I get to see all my family in one room, where we can just have random conversations and make jokes. For me, football is and always will be the aspect that makes Thanksgiving what it is.
Nick Thomas and Jamario Brown-Tolliver
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