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Subscribe to Events and Festivals BlogThanksgiving is a holiday for all communities residing in America and Canada. This state holiday is celebrated on the 4th Thursday every November and is known for its many festivities. In Canada thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of every October. This customary day is dedicated for friends and families to get together in harmony and celebrate a special feast. This meal habitually comprises of cranberry sauce, turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie, stuffing, gravy and also vegetables. It is a day of giving thanks for what you have received during the year and for the family and friends in your life.
Beverly Hills is such a city in the United States that celebrates this holiday in a very joyous and grand style. There are many Thanksgiving Day parades that take place along the streets and many people participate and gather around to watch these colorful pageants. Some of these festivals and parades mark the season of Christmas and shopping. Most people take off a period of four days and go out on trips or visit family members who most often reside in other states of the country. Most schools, offices and business declare the day of thanksgiving as a holiday and also allow a four day weekend so that people can spend some quality time with their loved ones. The public transit system also works at irregular times and not on the normally scheduled times during this period. It is a day that is reserved for a break, where the whole city gets busy watching parades or spending time with family, while enjoying a traditional thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America in the year 1863, though the first ever day for thanksgiving was held in El Paso in 1598. Beverly Hills would be an ideal place to spend this holiday with friends and family where top notch restaurants offer very grand meals and where the streets get lit up with the vivid parades. The Peninsula Beverly Hills a Beverly Hills luxury hotel presents an ideal setting in which to celebrate this most joyous of celebrations. This Beverly Hills hotel is of the best of its kind and is an ideal place to spend your thanksgiving weekend.