A great tradition is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Sunday of November: Thanksgiving. It is the time of turkey, pumpkin and sweet potato, and also the beginning of the Christmas season. It is a deeply rooted holiday in this country, an important part of the folklore, history and mythology of the United States, and each state celebrates it in a peculiar and different way. For this reason, it is an interesting holiday for all those who love to travel, or for anyone who wants to try something different, and leave the traditional celebration at home to celebrate in another latitude.
For this reason, we took on the task of compiling some of the best places in the United States to celebrate the emblematic “thanksgiving”, some widely known and already very established, others a little more off the beaten path. The truth is that each of them offers a unique way to connect with the history, tradition and meaning of this festival.
We’ll start with stunning New York, where millions of people flock to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, an amazing procession of balloons and music that lasts around three hours. Originally, it was a simple parade for Macy’s employees with a music band, but over the years, it has evolved into a great show of surprising shapes with balloons and renowned artists that takes place exactly on Thanksgiving Day. Thank you, which makes New York an unmissable destination for this holiday and to welcome you to the end of the year festivities. This year the 86th edition of the parade is celebrated on November 22, and begins at 9 am at 77th Street and Central Park West, to travel 2.5 miles to Macy’s Herald Square. For more information about the parade,
If we go back in the past of this great nation, history says that the first “Thanksgiving” was celebrated in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the year 1621, where the first harvest of the colonists on American lands was celebrated, thanks to the teachings of the natives. Thus, they celebrated the collection of the products with a banquet that they shared with the indigenous people. Today, in this coastal town, this special day is celebrated with artistic representations in which the viewer seems to have stepped back to the 17th century and one can live part of the history of that memorable time. One of the most visited places for Thanksgiving is “Plimoth Plantation”, a living recreation of what was the settlement of Plymouth in 1627 with its rudimentary wooden houses, which includes a replica of the home of the Wampanoag Indian tribe, and where representations of the original Thanksgiving dinner and other scenes of what life was like for the first pilgrims who arrived in America at that time are performed. Another site of interest is the Mayflower II, a life-size replica of the Mayflower, the ship that brought pilgrims to America for the first time. Visit the official Plymouth website for more information about the city and what to do, http://www.plymouth-ma.gov
If you are planning to travel with the family during this holiday, a highly recommended destination is the winter resort of Sun Valley, in Idaho. Thanksgiving holds special significance this year for Sun Valley as it marks the beginning of the resort’s 77th ski season. So there will be special celebrations this Thanksgiving in Sun Valley, including ice shows, rail jam exhibitions, ice skating, hiking, all kinds of sports in the snow like “snowshoeing”, and of course, with a great buffet of special food with typical Thanksgiving foods. The prices are very affordable and some accept children for free. For more information on Sun Valley Thanksgiving packages,
Finally, we have selected the Willamette Valley, in Oregon, as a preferred destination; Due to its quality of wines, it is an ideal destination for lovers of Pinot Noir, with some of the best and most expensive in the world produced in this region. In “Thanksgiving”, a 30-year-old tradition is celebrated where you can taste and taste the different varieties of wine from more than 160 wineries that the region owns, open to the public, and accompanied by fun events, music and food to accompany the wines. To learn more about Wine Country Thanksgiving in the Willlamette Valley,
There you have it dear readers, our recommendations for this season. So decide if you feel like going to the capital of the world, skiing, drinking wine, or learning about the history of the first settlers… The United States has a huge variety of entertainment options to make this Thanksgiving holiday something different and exciting. unforgettable.
