When people think of Thanksgiving, the first thing that comes to mind  is food and what time the football games start. For many years, women in the family have gathered in the kitchen to cook, gossip, and pass down family recipes to younger generations while the men would spend all day watching TV eating snacks until they can’t move. It may not even be their favorite team playing, but something about Thanksgiving screams football.
The National Football Association (NFL) has been broadcasting Thanksgiving football games since the NFL was started in 1920. Every year, there are three games. This year, the Green Bay Packers play the Detroit Lions at 12:30 , The Miami Dolphins will play the Dallas Cowboys at 4:15, and the San Francisco 49ers play the Baltimore Ravens. However, before the football games check out the Thanksgiving Day Parade. It kicks off at 8:30, so if you aren’t a football person, stand in front of Macy’s and watch the parade
Many families have even gotten into flag football games after dinner. Everyone has a different way to spend Turkey Day,       but everything about the holiday screams family. Everyone “helps” in their own way, but today it seems that everyone wants to get involved in the cooking. Some people don’t even have turkey anymore. It’s all about their traditions.
But traditions change. The traditional turkey Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t always happen. Some people go out or crash Grandma’s Thanksgiving. What people eat isn’t relevant, it’s about being together. Some say that football brings people together. Cheering on their team to victory or arguing about the ref’s call. Whatever you do on Thanksgiving is up to you, but spend some time together. Even if it means watching Lady Gaga take over Thanksgiving with her TV special.