My preference would be to treat it like any other day, maybe like a day off and lounge around, but my mother is in my 4-person isolation bubble and she wants the whole holiday food experience, so I'm making a Thanksgiving dinner for her and her two best friends, also elderly and quarantined. Then we'll play games.

NOTHING! I live in a low income 55 and older complex that ALSO allows people with disabilities and most of the residents that have moved in in the last 4 years ALL think they are special and don't need to follow the rules. Like no smoking in your apartment, quiet time hours, etc. I digress.
Thanksgiving meant a lovely meal served in the clubhouse for the residents. I am one of the people who help get a turkey, cook, set up the dining area, etc. Most of them don't realize just how atheist/agnostic I am and I am not a member of the GOP political mindset. While there is some gritting of teeth at times, I REALLY enjoy being part of the group of kids (what I call the old folks around here) that do the work to pull off the meal and I will miss that this year.
I won't miss the soppy grace before eating.

Since I had covid earlier this year, cancer surgery before that, and a cancer scare last month, my son wants to celebrate this year. It will be the first Thanksgiving for him and his new wife, in their new home. My ex wife who has only been cooking since our divorce is helping her cook, so it will be just the four of us.

Perhaps because I live in the UK I rarely encounter people who are promoting their religious views. I have had Jehovah's Witnesses call at my door and after a few words they never returned.
The pandemic has spared you from their political and religious bullshit, how fortuitous.

Our big evangelical get together has been canceled. I would not have gone had it been held for safety reasons. We had seventy people there last year. I will miss seeing my brother and three sisters. And a few of the others.
I've been an open atheist for many years now so they accept that I will be outside while they say the blessing. No big deal.
So me and my little atheist family will have a very pagan holiday

Regretfully, cancelled plans for family event. We are several hundreds of miles apart and must travel through hotbeds of infection. We’ll forego the day for healthier future days. We are planning on virtual dessert so we can connect..

My sister was planning to do something for Thanksgiving. I declined and told her the obvious reason why. She said it was going to be outdoors, in her huge patio, but eventually she cancelled. Probably for lack of participants. My wife and I will prepare a nice dinner and enjoy life at home.

I'll be isolating, as I have since this thing started.
If it were cured today and all restrictions removed, I'd probably still isolate, I kind of like it this way.
Maybe I just tell myself that to keep a little sanity, but somehow I don't believe that rendition of the truth.

Avoiding pretty much everything about the whole holiday season ... happily.

I find these year end holidays to be depressing anyway - watching so many become slaves to a calender. Going crazy spending money they don't have, for things they don't need
(ESPECIALLY this year when they may be exchanging gifts AND Covid !).
Thousands of innocent turkeys dying - so humans can overstuff themselves.

Visiting people they don't particularly like (unless they get lucky like you did ).

Celebrating some bullshit birthday that never happened.

Ok - some of the music I like, mostly classical stuff.

Bah - Humbug ! (heh-heh)

Thanksgiving day: pack the last of my belongings, turn in old apartment keys, drive four hours from Wisconsin to Illinois, unload the minivan into the new apartment, and get ready for the movers to come either the next day or Saturday.

I work the actual day of Thanksgiving. And am grateful for the extra money.
The weekend after I will be camping with a kayak group on Lake Marion in SC.

I'm looking forward to it.

Not going to sisters because of risk helping out former partner who will be starting chemo

When I worked hospital schedule/holidays in my youth I realized my relief in avoiding family gatherings. That made it easier to join groups of friends in later years, making my best holiday memories. This will be another solo day, where I buy some turkey parts to roast with veges and enjoy that lovely aroma in my home!

Hello and welcome to the site, do check out the groups if you have time, there is something for everyone.
This can be a good alternative to 'family'. Though we do have a few grumpy mad cousins.

I will be alone as usual. Well my dog will be with me. My selfish, immature adult children who claim to be Christians will not even try to be with me. I'm used to it by now. It will be a quiet peaceful day in my beautiful home. Not so bad! ☺

i wanted to cook myself a duck, expensive & very little meat but perfect for a festive Me bymyself, but they seem to be in short supply....maybe a lobster? But a lobster will not makethe house smell festive.......Gotta do something "festive", for sure! Usually i cook a turkey, but his year it seems too mundane.

Having dinner with a friend from college along with her daughter and fiancee. As for my family I am the black sheep because I am an atheist but my sister has spent half her life in prison yet my mother acts like she is the golden child because she believes and finally got off the drugs after almost 50 years....

It's me and the TV, just like every other year.

Maybe for thanks giving you should send them an email and let them know, you know so for next year they are prepared and have simmered down a bit.

Thanksgiving isnt a holiday. Its based off of a huge mass genocide and celebration of stolen land. Its not any kind of "holiday" to be celebrated. ‍

As usual since dad died, nothing...

Lucky, enjoy your day off.

Nothing.

I don't really have Family. Thanksgiving is cancelled, the holidays are a very lonely time for me. I won't feel so deprived this year. Cancel Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, NYE. 2020 could be a good year after all.