Thanksgiving

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Indigenous chef Sean Sherman wants you to know the truth behind Thanksgiving

Culture

Chef Sean Sherman, CEO and founder of the Sioux Chef, wants people to know the true history about the Thanksgiving holiday — and give you a better way to celebrate it. That means learning about the land we live on, the original people who still live on this land and the food we have in common.

Behind the Balloons: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Arts, Culture & Media

Behind the Balloons: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Arts, Culture & Media

Norman Rockwell’s Endless Thanksgiving Meme

Arts, Culture & Media
Thanksgiving in Hibbing, Minnesota with the family of Korean-American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee.

A mundane Thanksgiving can be the ideal holiday gift

Global Politics
'Thanksgiving' a restaurant in Paris.

What it’s like to go to ‘Thanksgiving’ in Paris

Food

In Paris, reporter Adeline Sire is happy to have found the trappings of Thanksgiving in a foreign country. But she’s also happy to just see people out on the streets in the wake of the attacks two weeks ago.

Shoppers compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north London November 28, 2014.

Black Friday bargains — and brawls — aren’t just for Americans anymore

Business

Black Friday shopping has long been a post-Thanksgiving tradition — and sometimes a national embarrassment — in the US. Now other countries, like Britain and Canada, have started adopting the American festival of bargain-hunting.

apple pie

That ‘American’ apple pie actually goes back to Europe in the Middle Ages

Food

“As American as apple pie” is how the expression goes. But just consider the true history of the dessert, as you dish yourself another slice this holiday weekend.

A large number of Armenian refugees live in the Los Angeles area. Every year the Armenian Christ Church hosts a Thanksgiving feast featuring traditional American and Armenian dishes.

For these Iranian Armenian refugees, Thanksgiving brings back memories of arriving in the US

Belief

Most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, but what’s special about the holiday differs for everyone. There’s family, sure. And food. And football. Yet for an Iranian-Armenian family and their community, it’s a chance to celebrate religious freedom, and their lives in the US.

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For Thanksgiving, this family shares homemade tamales and some tips for making them

Food

A Latino family in Texas gives thanks by sharing a Mexican-style tamale feast with the employees of the company they’ve built from the ground up.