my first thanksgiving in American

There are many historical holidays in China, such as Spring festival, moon festival and so on. while in America,Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
This year, as a international student in America, I am very fortunate to have such an opportunity to have my first thanksgiving day here.
The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. During the thanksgiving break, I visited my sister who lived in Wisconsin and had a family dinner during the holiday. Usually, On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years. But cause I stayed in a multiculture family, the dishes on table is more attractive. My sister and I made the hotpot ourselves! it is the famous food in our hometown--Chongqing China. Everyone enjoyed it a lot though it is very spicy.
Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join to express their thanks for the year's bounty and reverently ask for continued blessings.except this, the most attractive part of thanksgiving is the crazy shopping especially at black Friday!
For my won experience, I had waited for a store open in Chicago outlet for nearly 2 hours and kept shopping in the whole night.When it comes to the early morning, my friends and I were heading to Michigan ave to continue our shopping tour. When we walk out of the mall, it was already dark outside.And there are other people bring the tents to wait in the line. they came to wait at night until the store open in the early morning.
I have to say it is a good way to stimulus the national economy and a good chance for people to find the cheapest price to buy things, I can't deny that even a foreigner like me would love this shoping way a lot. But sometimes I feel like its not the right way for people to celebrate. In thanksgiving, the most important thing we should do is show our thanksgiving to god, to our families, lovers and friends. people should have enough time spending around them and don't worry about if they miss the best time to shop.