Thanksgiving is a federal holiday that is celebrated in the US on every fourth Thursday of November. It originates clear back to a three day feast between Pilgrims and Wampanoag people in 1621, where after years of difficult times and sickness, they had their first successful harvest. 

Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday until 1863, when Abraham Lincoln made it so. George Washington had tried to make a proclamation in 1789, but it was never standardized as the last Thursday of the month until 1863.

A big part of celebration is often a huge dinner, usually with roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce to name a few. It is tradition to show gratitude by telling or showing things that people are thankful for. 

Other activities can include eating pumpkin pie, listening to Christmas themed music, and “breaking the wishbone” for good luck. 

Farmington High School will go on break for Thanksgiving, on Nov. 26th, 27th, and 28th. With the near week-long break, many students will be doing some kind of Thanksgiving tradition. 

While few students stay in town to host a Thanksgiving dinner, many will leave for family elsewhere. California, Nevada, and Wyoming are a few popular out-of-state areas that many students will be taking trips to.

Some students have a general idea of what they will be doing over the break, while others don’t. Still, many have hopes of what their break will include.

“I honestly have no idea what my family’s doing for Thanksgiving, [but hope I] can spend time with the people I care about most,” senior Daxton Quist says.

“I don’t really care where I go for the break as long as I can eat tons of food,” senior Max Linford says.

Everyone seems to be all over the place this Thanksgiving, but there is one common trend: spending time with your family and eating lots of food.