Thanksgiving Day 2020 is right around the corner. Families are now getting busy preparing for the festivities, whether it be a reunion or a virtual holiday, thanks to the lockdown restrictions from COVID-19. The holiday may be a solemn festivity and get together to commemorate the pilgrims' first colony in North America, but funny thanksgiving memes are here to save the day.
Central American immigrants and their families pray before Thanksgiving dinner on November 24, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut. Family and friends, some of them U.S. citizens, others on work visas and some undocumented immigrants came together in an apartment to celebrate the American holiday with turkey and Latin American dishes. They expressed concern with the results of the U.S. Presidential election of president-elect Donald Trump, some saying their U.S.-born children fear the possibilty their parents will be deported after Trump's inauguration.
2020 is a year full of restrictions and straightforward approach as health concerns grew everywhere from the spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus, launching a global pandemic that ensues until now. Several places in the world and even the country are still under harsh lockdown conditions that prohibit any social gathering or celebration of the sort.
Thanksgiving 2020: Virtual Holiday Festivities to Fight COVID-19
COVID-19 almost stopped one of America's favorite holiday, October's Halloween 2020, with the strict prohibitions that discouraged trick-or-treating and the famous parties which takes place yearly. People were also initially discouraged from going out and dress-up without the proper protective equipment against the virus.
Thanksgiving also joins the list of Holidays that Americans would suffer as a closed one. Several alternatives have presented themselves, including the Virtual Thanksgiving 2020, with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. temporarily removing the 40-minute limit on conference calls.
There are also several games available for families to play while observing the Virtual Thanksgiving setup this 2020. The video conference idea for Thanksgiving 2020 aims to protect families and relatives from the coronavirus, which can be picked up from anywhere and anyone outside the homes.
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COVID-19 Thanksgiving 2020: Funny Memes to Liven Up the Holiday Amidst the Pandemic
Thanksgiving Day reunions are mostly regarded as a disaster due to disconnected family members meeting up again after several years or incidents. For some households, this may not be the case as well. However, Thanksgiving this year would indeed have a gloomier mood due to everything COVID-19 caused the entire world's society.
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Reddit's Thanksgiving Memes
Reddit's r/memes community also have their fair share of COVID-19 and Thanksgiving-related memes that would surely bring fun to the holiday's mood.
Redditor u/AmandaKathleen shares a photo that shows "Thanksgiving Starter Pack 2020," which includes floor markers to mark the six-foot social distancing rule.
Thanksgiving 2020 Starter Pack. from r/memes
Redditor u/kashmirred references that every month of 2020 brings different disasters, beginning with March's coronavirus outbreak that immediately became a global pandemic.
Happy 2020 thanksgiving from r/meme
Redditor u/Bonboniru warns of family photos for mishaps may lead to something else during the holidays.
Wholesome family photo from r/memes
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Written by Isaiah Alonzo
