thanksgivings

turkey

Wattled North American fowl

• stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
• cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
• gravyThickened meat drippings

yams · casserole · cornbread · ham · giblets · biscuits · roast · rolls · apple-pie · corn

gratitude

Thankfulness for kindness received

• thankfulnessAppreciative state of mind
• appreciationRecognition of worth
• acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt

recognition · blessing · praise · tribute · homage · honor · grace · prayer · devotion · worship

bounty

Reward for capture

• cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
• autumnPost-summer cooling period
• cropsCultivated plants for harvest

abundance · gathering · reaping · produce · grain · orchard · fertile · plentiful · husbandry · sheaves

family

Related people together

• reunionGathering after separation
• homecomingReturning to one's origin
• relativesThose connected by blood

togetherness · guests · hosting · table · tradition · generations · travel · celebration · warmth · kinfolk

pilgrims

Religious journey takers

• mayflowerSpring-blooming ground plant
• paradeCeremonial public procession
• footballField sport with goals

colonial · settlers · proclamation

• prayersOur Father, morning prayers, Lord's Prayer, daily prayers, evening prayers
• liturgical prayersLord's Prayer, collects, litanies, litany, intercessions
• liturgyDivine Office, missal, lectionary, rite, Tridentine Mass
• devotionalsmorning devotional, daily reflection, daily reading, daily bread, devotional book
• prayer booksprayer book, breviary, Book of Common Prayer, prayerbook, breviaries
• sacred textsBible, Vedas, Quran, Upanishads, Torah