Thanksgiving: it’s different here

When I moved to Minnesota last year I knew things were going to be a lot different, than where I grew up.
That was exactly the case in so many ways.
One of the things that is a lot different than where I grew up is the holiday of Thanksgiving.
For example one of the biggest things I found out is that
Thanksgiving Day or Eve isn’t dedicated to high school football.
In Rhode Island high school football games on Thanksgiving is as much as a tradition as turkey on Thanksgiving.
Across the state teams would face off against their rival team whether it was a cross town school, like my high school faced or a fellow private or near by school, it was something everyone did.
The games become more than just a game as well.
Traditionally on Thanksgiving alumni go to the games to cheer on their high schools and it is also a way for people to reconnect with one and other kind of like a mini school reunion.
Of course it’s November so it’s usually very cold, which means another tradition of everyone walking around with their Dunkin Donuts!
Another thing that is a lot different here than in Rhode Island is the way the famous Black Friday works.
In Minnesota and almost every other state stores are allowed to be open on Thanksgiving Day or night while in Rhode Island that is not the case.
In Rhode Island it is against the law for a retail store to be open on holidays like Thanksgiving therefore they must wait until Friday to open their stores in the early hours of the morning and for shoppers it means camping out late on Thursdays waiting to get in.
Overall though Thanksgiving, no matter where it is celebrated, is a way for families and friends to gather and give thanks for what they are most grateful for.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!