Instead of a big dinner with family or friends, make new Thanksgiving traditions. We have a few ideas
The Register’s Editorial Board and was originally published by the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network.
In a normal year, you wouldn’t think twice about gathering for Thanksgiving. That might mean extended family around the dining room table, a potluck with neighbors or traveling to Grandma’s house.
This is not a normal year. The novel coronavirus doesn’t care about holiday traditions. It cares about spreading to as many people as possible.
So, let’s try something different. Let’s invent new traditions. Tweak existing ones. Focus on the many things we can still do instead of what we can’t. Direct our energies to helping others. Get creative.
Making new traditions should be the theme of the 2020 holiday season — from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve.
Here’s what you need to know
So it’s understandable the thing we’re craving most right now is a familiar activity — whether bringing the family together for dinner or crowding into a store on Black Friday.
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