Thanksgiving is the holiday that many gather with families on and spend tons of money on ingredients for the meals that are created.

     According to statista.com, the average amount of money that is spent on the ingredients for meals in the year 2017 is about 49.10 U.S. dollars and the average price for a 16-pound turkey is 48.91 dollars. According to a survey that was taken in the same year, about 42 percent of U.S. citizens hold their meals in the early afternoon.

    Along with the family dinners that happen during that week another important event that happens is Black Friday and 37 percent of Americans typically start their holiday shopping on Black Friday. 

     Some of the students at North Harford play favorites when it comes to food on Thanksgiving, junior Matthew Chaney likes turkey and “lots and lots of cranberry sauce.” Junior Wyatt Ralph is also a big fan of cranberry sauce and “lots of turkey.”

     Junior Jeremiah Barber is a fan of mac-n-cheese on Thanksgiving like many others. According to delish.com “this year, mac and cheese is working its way to the top of America’s list of Turkey Day sides.”

     Freshman Madison Spangler said that she “likes pie,” on Thanksgiving and also how her parents make a “pretty good,” broccoli casserole. 

     Junior Claire McMahon does something non-traditional on Thanksgiving day and that is her family eats pizza along with all the other foods on Thanksgiving. 

     Sometimes it is not just the food that is fun for Thanksgiving day for many, Chaney explained one of the traditions that his family does during this holiday. “At the end of the dinner, we take a hat [and] we play cards and then the loser has to wear the loser hat,” Chaney explained. 

     Junior Claire Johnson explained how she liked to eat food on Thanksgiving and also watch football games as well. 

     According to republicworld.com, approximately 46 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving day and also 22 million turkeys on the following holiday Christmas.

     spoonuniversity.org listed six of the weirdest things that were eaten on Thanksgiving in the past by many people, the order is as follows: “celery and cream cheese, fish and lasagna, fried okra, peking duck, cocktail onions, and cranberry fluff.” Cranberry fluff is marshmallow and raw cranberries mixed to create this fluffy cranberry and marshmallow mixture.