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1/ Q: Okay, okay! You convinced us. “Normal” Thanksgiving is off this year. But how CAN we celebrate safely?
A: Focus on the spirit of the holiday. Stay outdoors. Keep it small. Don’t travel. Get creative. Keep your distance.
A: Focus on the spirit of the holiday. Stay outdoors. Keep it small. Don’t travel. Get creative. Keep your distance.
2/ Here are a few safer alternatives. Take your pick, or mix and match!
Have an outdoor gathering of local friends/family. You can spend some time together (keep it brief & distanced) & enjoy some hot apple cider. Too cold? Have a bonfire!
Have an outdoor gathering of local friends/family. You can spend some time together (keep it brief & distanced) & enjoy some hot apple cider. Too cold? Have a bonfire!
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Secret Turkey your neighbors. Write anonymous thank-you notes & drop them in neighbors’ mailboxes.
Have a food drive. Post on Nextdoor that you’re collecting donations, put a bin on your doorstep, & collect non-perishables. Then take it to the local food pantry.
Secret Turkey your neighbors. Write anonymous thank-you notes & drop them in neighbors’ mailboxes. Have a food drive. Post on Nextdoor that you’re collecting donations, put a bin on your doorstep, & collect non-perishables. Then take it to the local food pantry.
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Cook Thanksgiving dinner in advance & drop off trays to your family members. You can leave it on the porch or meet them at the door.
Do some mindfulness meditations that focus on gratitude. Just google “gratitude meditation” for dozens of options.
Cook Thanksgiving dinner in advance & drop off trays to your family members. You can leave it on the porch or meet them at the door. Do some mindfulness meditations that focus on gratitude. Just google “gratitude meditation” for dozens of options.
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Take a pause & think about the things you’re not going to miss. The holiday season can be a lot of stress, expense, & extra work. Maybe taking a year off is something to celebrate for you. Maybe there’s something you’re a little bit grateful to not be doing.
Take a pause & think about the things you’re not going to miss. The holiday season can be a lot of stress, expense, & extra work. Maybe taking a year off is something to celebrate for you. Maybe there’s something you’re a little bit grateful to not be doing.
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Donate the money you would have spent on hosting a big meal to your favorite charity.
Go for a wild turkey "hunt." In most parts of the country, you can find wild turkeys wandering the woods or even suburban neighborhoods! See if you can spot some.
Donate the money you would have spent on hosting a big meal to your favorite charity. Go for a wild turkey "hunt." In most parts of the country, you can find wild turkeys wandering the woods or even suburban neighborhoods! See if you can spot some.
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Take this pause to try out some new Thanksgiving recipes that might have been too risky for a big family event. Learn what was on the original Thanksgiving menu.
Run a virtual Turkey Trot. This one even has t-shirts and medals! https://www.thevirtualrunchallenge.com/virtual-turkey.../
Take this pause to try out some new Thanksgiving recipes that might have been too risky for a big family event. Learn what was on the original Thanksgiving menu. Run a virtual Turkey Trot. This one even has t-shirts and medals! https://www.thevirtualrunchallenge.com/virtual-turkey.../
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Learn (maybe for the first time) about the real history of Thanksgiving & the central role of the Wampanoag native people in that harvest. Find out what native people inhabited the place where you live before Europeans arrived.
https://www.nytimes.com/.../thanksgiving-myths-fact-check...
Learn (maybe for the first time) about the real history of Thanksgiving & the central role of the Wampanoag native people in that harvest. Find out what native people inhabited the place where you live before Europeans arrived. https://www.nytimes.com/.../thanksgiving-myths-fact-check...
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Perhaps most importantly: ask yourself what this holiday really means to you. 
Is it family? Then commit to protecting your family this year. 
Is it pie? Well then by all means, enjoy some pie! Do the things that mean the most to you in a way that satisfies you.
Perhaps most importantly: ask yourself what this holiday really means to you. Is it family? Then commit to protecting your family this year. Is it pie? Well then by all means, enjoy some pie! Do the things that mean the most to you in a way that satisfies you.
10/ Be sure to ask your kids what the holiday means to them, too--it will probably give you a whole new perspective on Thanksgiving!
Hopefully, that gives you a few ideas for how to have a safer--and still very thankful--big day.
#stayingsafe
Hopefully, that gives you a few ideas for how to have a safer--and still very thankful--big day.
#stayingsafe
