More money, less thanksgiving



One day of feasting, weeks of planning, and hundreds of dollars spent. Or not.

Caribbean islanders who seize every opportunity to celebrate have happily joined in the American tradition of thanksgiving which allows them to eat extraordinary amounts of food and gather with family and friends for wine, eating and song.

But data tracker Statistica claims that higher income groups in the United States itself are less likely to celebrate at all. “Among those who earn 100,000 U.S. dollars or more, the share of those not celebrating jumped up 10 percent to 18 percent in 2023," the sites states.

Meanwhile, news sites reported yesterday, November 28, 2024, that food banks which provide groceries free of cost, were well patronised as hundreds sourced their Thanksgiving meal provided by charitable donors.

Thanksgiving became a public holiday in the United States 1862 and occurs on the fourth Thursday of November each year. It is considered a celebration of a good harvest and blessings in life, traditionally.






 The Thanksgiving meal in the United States usually features turkey roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet (mashed) potatoes, bread stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, vegetables of the season, bread rolls with butter and pumpkin pie with whipped cream as dessert.

The meal and event organisation takes weeks of planning and costs a pretty penny.
Statistica reports that in 2023, the average price of ingredients for a 10-person Thanksgiving dinner amounted to 58.08 U.S. dollars. Despite declining in 2023 and 2024, costs for a dinner are up by 11.18 U.S. dollars compared to 2020.

Turkey central

The turkey, predictably with average size of 16 pound (7.26 kg) costs the most out of all menu items being about 25.67 U.S. dollars.

Statistica states that in 2024, 37 percent of households complained that plans for Thanksgiving had been impacted by grocery prices.




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