Dustin Osborn has a Thanksgiving dress code. It isn’t too formal,but it’s strictly enforced. The dress code:pajamas. Osborn,like many others, has a Thanksgiving unique to him and the ones he celebrates with.

Dustin and Becca Osborn live far from their family in Arkansas. So instead of visiting them, the Osborns celebrate “Friendsgiving. ”They celebrate Friendsgiving with close friends and families from their church. The number one rule of Friendsgiving is that you can’t stress.
“We don’t stress!That’s a rule. If it’s stressful, it’s not fun. ” Dustin Osborn remarked.Everyone brings a food from their family to Friendsgiving. The Osborns enjoy Friendsgiving because it helps them connect with friends in a way one normally wouldn’t.

Benedicta Ott remembers celebrating with her family of Korean immigrants fondly. On Thanksgiving Ott and her extended family and gathered at her grandma’s house.Ott and her siblings would also invite friends who did not have anywhere else to go.
“We ate kimchi, kalbi(Korean short rib), and sometimes fish.” Ott explained.Ott and her siblings also created a tradition of their own.
“we(Ott and her siblings) used to go to movies the day after Thanksgiving. ” Ott recounted. Though she enjoyed her Thanksgivings with family when she was younger. Ott now enjoys Thanksgiving with her new family.
“I like having traditions with my kids. I like the celebratory feeling of getting together with your family and eating a big meal. ” Ott said. She now celebrates Thanksgiving with her family and in-laws.
Frank Jimenez’s Thanksgiving is a giant potluck. Friends and family all go to his grandma’s building to eat. Jimenez comes from a large family of Cuban immigrants and nearly everyone brings Cuban cuisine.

“Everyone brings something different. We’ll eat rice and beans,yuca,egg rolls, and instead of turkey we have roast pig. ” Jimenez said. People from outside Jimenez’s family come too. Consequently,a variety of dishes are served.
“It’s open to the public. You just need to bring something. ” Jimenez explained. People have brought Malaysian food,Mediterranean food, and other foods from around the world. Jimenez enjoys Thanksgiving immensely because it gives him the opportunity to meet new people and reconnect with friends and family.
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated to commemorate the feast shared with the Native American peoples who helped the first Plymouth colonists survive through a successful harvest. The first American Thanksgiving happened around 1621. It became a national holiday in 1863 . It has been celebrated ever since on the fourth Thursday of November. Immigrants to America have incorporated their traditions into their own Thanksgivings.
Thanksgiving means different things to different people, but the theme of togetherness has remained constant. Thanksgiving persists even as foods and customs change.
“Thanksgiving means an opportunity to appreciate everything we have. ” Osborn said.