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Yes, Thanksgiving Actually IS An Underrated Holiday

Why does everyone skip straight to Christmas right after Halloween? What about the best holiday filled with family and stuffing your face full of food?

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Halloween is over and all the stores get ready to fill their aisles with… Christmas decorations? I get it, Christmas is the holiest jolliest time of the year, but what about Thanksgiving? What about autumn leaves and cute cornucopia centerpieces? They deserve to be sold in the seasonal aisle of Target just as much as spooky skeletons and Christmas trees are.

Honestly, Thanksgiving is one of the most underrated holidays of the year. So here are a couple reasons why Thanksgiving needs the recognition it deserves.

1. Fall Weather.

Who doesn’t like watching the leaves fall down every November? The streets are lined with your very own orange and red carpet. Go ahead, make that giant pile of leaves and jump straight into it like you’ve been dying to do since you were a kid. Sure, the weather around Thanksgiving is a bit chilly, but it is the perfect time to pull out that flannel and boots you had tucked away in your closet during the heat of summer. Order that Pumpkin Spice Latte you secretly are obsessed with, embrace the fall spirit.

2. Coming Home.

Hopefully, for Thanksgiving break, you’re able to travel back home. It isn’t as long as winter break, but hey, it’s still a nice time to relax on the couch and catch up with "Stranger Things" before you see all the spoilers over social media. Also, after sleeping on that dorm mattress for so long, it’s so nice to jump right into your old bed again.

3. Thanksgiving Dinner.

I have never met anyone who did not like Thanksgiving dinner. I mean, what’s not to like? You literally have a giant-ass bird stuffed with all the best veggies possible. Mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, dinner rolls, basically all the carbs you can stuff your face with. Not to mention that beautiful pumpkin pie you’ve been eyeing ever since your mom took it out of the oven. So don’t be shy, pour some gravy all over that plate. Slab some cranberry sauce on top while you’re at it; you can work on that fit bod after New Years.


4. Shopping.


Oh, Black Friday, the time everyone loves to hate. Remember the days when Black Friday was actually on Friday? Well, I guess it’s nice getting those deals a little bit earlier (even though I am a bit salty that it cuts into my dinner time). It’s always amusing to see the long lines of people waiting outside Best Buy or Target. Better yet, it’s hilarious to watch people run into the stores like animals. I get it, though; I would want that giant flat screen for half off, too!

5. Family.

College is a time to be free, but it’s always nice to come home and spend some time with the parents again. Hopefully, the siblings come home too and you can have the old gang back together. You all can sit around the table and talk about the hilarious stories you’ve made during college (or maybe not, choose those stories wisely), and reminisce on a simpler time when everyone still lived under the same roof. Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful, especially for the people that have been supporting you since the beginning.

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