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From Around The World: How To Have A Happy(ish) Pandemic Thanksgiving

Folks in other countries have figured out ways to hold a safe traditional celebration at a time of quarantines and lockdowns. Here are a few hacks they've devised.
This year, fiambre was made in the garage. Family members came to pick up their share instead of coming together for a festive meal.

A lot will be missing about Thanksgiving this year. It's a holiday that's celebrated on a bedrock of bringing family and friends, near and far, together for a big meal and lots of catching up, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges: "As cases continue to increase rapidly across the United States, the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to celebrate at home with people you live with."

This isn't the first time the pandemic has put a damper on a traditional day of celebration. As Americans try to figure out how to mark the holiday, there are lessons to be learned from around the globe.

Collaborative Cooking – At A Safe Distance

Día de los Muertos, Guatemala, November 1

Her mother is in the house at the doorway to the garage, calling out

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