"Hey! We are having a Thanksgiving afternoon at Elizabeth's house, which is in 114CR434, and we wondered if you can come. It will begin at 11 am next Thursday. Please bring a dish for lunch."
What would you answer to this party if you were invited to it by your best friends?
There may be different reactions to this invitation. For North American people, Thanksgiving is a very special date for people from the United Sates due to it is an opportunity to thank God for many things that have happened in your life, and also to be able to share these feelings with the people you love. Although its origin is religious, Thanksgiving is seen today as a meeting where relatives and friends share a nice moment having lunch and dinner together and watching football games on TV the whole afternoon!
As we are planning a real party, here there are some other details which people who are attending to it have to know:
-Date: November 25th, 2010. (Fourth Thursday of November)
-Dressing: Semi formal clothes.
-Dishes required (May be appetizers, desserts, cakes, etc.)
-Good wishes to share with the others.
Here there are some details of the organization of the meeting:
-Supplies included: Turkey meat (A whole turkey, cornbread, onions, chicken, dumplings, gravy, salads, cranberries, apple and pumpkin pies, wine (red), wine cooler, sweet tea, paper plates, decorations.)
-Guest List: Elizabeth's friends and family: Her husband Aaron, Josh and Jill; Evan's friends: Blake, Georgia; Daichi's friends: Lee, Min Ji; Wladimir's friends: Nelson, Karol, Gabriela, Loreto, Eduardo, Marjorie and Luis Felipe. Children also included!
The idea of the meeting is that people come after lunch time to prepare everything and to be ready to enjoy a peaceful and lovely day together. As the main meal is a (one) turkey, some people may have something else to eat if there is not enough turkey meat for everyone, hence the advice of bringing an additional dish with them.
After Lunch, everybody is invited to join the football games that are being shown on TV on that season. Th whole afternoon would just be a football afternoon. Finally, In the evening all people gather together again and have dinner or drink coffee or something else together. During the whole day, people talk about whatever they want, but there is always a familiar and friendly environment when sharing time with each other. Th thanks for the good things that you have received or that have been given to you may be mentioned before eating in lunch time.
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