HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- One of the things that makes Thanksgiving truly special are the customs unique to our own celebrations. We asked our ABC13 family to share their favorite Thanksgiving ...

As Thanksgiving approaches and many gather around the table with family and friends, it’s also a moment to pause and reflect on the fuller history of the observance — parts of which often go unspoken, ...

After landing at Plymouth, Mass., in 1620, a group of English colonists struggled to survive the harsh elements. And as the story goes, the Wampanoag Native Americans helped them, and, in the fall of ...

Forget about the turkey, the cranberry sauce, the wiggly, jiggly Jell-O salad. Have we got some Thanksgiving traditions for you? Our crack team of researchers have scoured the country in search of ...

The Southern states of the USA are a vibrant blend of traditions, culture, hospitality, and cuisine that have a profound influence on holiday celebrations, such as Thanksgiving. From exploring the ...

Time was in America that stores routinely closed on Thanksgiving Day. Folks sent Thanksgiving greeting cards, people donned odd costumes and schools and communities staged elaborate parades and ...

Last Thursday, locals marked the Thanksgiving holiday with various traditions such as running in a socially distanced race to cutting down a Christmas tree in the forest to small dinners at home with ...

Dear Eric: On December 6, “Leftovers, Anyone” wrote about her daughter’s Friendsgiving overshadowing her own Thanksgiving. The letter read, in part, “I don’t feel it is as special as it was because ...

Thanksgiving is often cast as a holiday of unity, but it has also become a microcosm of the country's fractures. What winds up being served for Thanksgiving dinner, who shows up — or doesn't — and ...