The holiday is marked by family gatherings with turkey feasts, football, parades and shopping.
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![The Kermit the Frog balloon floats down Central Park West during the 86th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, November 22, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f39df11c-4c8c-47a8-b17b-a326a2e8fe98_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Kermit the Frog balloon floats down Central Park West during the 86th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, November 22, 2012.
![U.S. soldiers line up for food during a Thanksgiving meal in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 22, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2690c415-eff8-4712-bbc8-c23c2eb87c12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. soldiers line up for food during a Thanksgiving meal in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 22, 2012.
![A dining facility worker, left, serves soldiers and civilians for their Thanksgiving meal at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 22, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a2165ae3-6ec5-4e2e-986c-d029b9041fbc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A dining facility worker, left, serves soldiers and civilians for their Thanksgiving meal at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 22, 2012.
![U.S. Army Master Sgt. Wade Manol explains the rules of football to players during a six-team competition to mark Thanksgiving at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 22, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/24da5093-5576-4833-95be-2a34fa6355f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Wade Manol explains the rules of football to players during a six-team competition to mark Thanksgiving at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 22, 2012.