We’re reconfiguring our celebrations, arranging video feasts, halving or quartering the mashed potato recipe to make Thanksgiving conform to the new rules of the season. One tradition that inspires mixed feelings is the time during dinner when each attendee tells the assembled what they’re thankful for. Articulating what we’re thankful for is a radical act in the midst of a hard time. Of course, that observation presupposed a regular Thanksgiving, a scrum of loved ones around the dinner table, passing the yams. This year, we are doing what we can to feel closer, to generate Thanksgiving intimacy without actually occupying the same space.

Source: New York Times November 11, 2020 21:00 UTC