"Thanksgiving" What does it mean to you?

Traditionally Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time where we give thanks for our harvest and in other ways express our upmost gratitude for anything or anyone. But now has become a day where people gather from everywhere to eat and discuss who will buy who gifts for the next big holiday. It seems like thanksgiving became the one excuse Americans had to eat like pigs and ignore the health hazards associated with them. It is usually celebrated with family and friends. But now you find every year your guest list might shrink due to clubs, sports bar or just people who rather eat and leave. The meaning itself is to be thankful which now replaced by sports, parades and unhealthy eating. Do you agree or disagree? Explain why. What is your meaning of thanksgiving? And what are ways you and others can better give thanks and express gratitude?