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10 Reasons Why Thanksgiving Is Better In The South

The south makes everything better, including the holidays.

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10 Reasons Why Thanksgiving Is Better In The South

We all know that the south has all the seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. More often than not, we get to experience those wonderful seasons with the best holidays of the year. Here is a list of 10 reasons why one of the best holidays, Thanksgiving, is better in the south (mostly everything is better in the south).

1. The food. We all know that Thanksgiving is showing who and what you are thankful for and quite frankly, in the south, we love our food. In the south we have some of the best foods that you will not be able to find above the Mason-Dixon line. Some of the foods that we have on Thanksgiving in the south include dressing, not stuffing, cranberry sauce, mac and cheese, sweet potatoes, giblet gravy, black eyed peas, corn, and of course the turkey, to name a few.

2. SEC football. It is not Thanksgiving in the south without good 'ole SEC college football, especially the rivalry games like UGA vs. GA Tech. GO DAWGS!

3. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is not Thanksgiving without watching the biggest parade in the country, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

4. With Thanksgiving coming to an end, naturally Christmas starts. In the south, we like to start Christmas as soon as possible. So a lot of traditions include putting up and decorating the Christmas tree on the evening of Thanksgiving, along with watching Christmas movies and playing Christmas music.

5. The family. On Thanksgiving in the south, it isn't usually just the immediate family that gets together, but the entire family. We are talking aunts, uncles, cousins, grandchildren, grandparents, and so on and so forth. We like to throw the football, catch up on any current events that have been missed recently, and share with each other what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving.

6. Friendsgiving. Our friends mean a lot to us, so we like to celebrate apart from our families, with our friends and have our own Thanksgiving dinner with the other people in our life that mean the most to us. Who can have too much Thanksgiving food, am I right?

7. Saying what you are thankful for. Going around the table with the people that mean the most to you and saying what you are most thankful for really makes it feel even more like Thanksgiving, especially since that is what the season is all about.

8. The weather. Now Georgia can have bipolar weather sometimes, but when the weather is acting as it should, Thanksgiving is set in the perfect fall weather. Who doesn't love the changing of the leaves, cooler nights, and getting to sleep longer?

9. The long weekend. Whether you are off from school or work, you have a longer weekend to spend with your family, start decorating for Christmas, or go shopping, Thanksgiving is great for giving you off days.

10. Leftovers. After Thanksgiving, you have plenty of food to last you for the rest of the week and longer. It is great not having to cook every night.


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