By Debora Lwilla

Last week a major story hit the ground as people stuffed their stomachs with all the goodies around. The Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday sales gave people an advantage of getting things for half the price.

According to the National Geographic,  46 million turkeys were consumed on Thanksgiving in the year 2010. The number has been increasing year after year ever since.

The history of Thanksgiving is routed in English traditions dating from the protestant reformation. It also has aspects of a harvest festival even though the harvest in new England occurs well before the late November date on which the modern thanks giving holiday is celebrated, according to Wikipedia.

Students of Atlantic high school shared what they did and what they ate. Sophomore Hannah  McLean said she spent her Thanksgiving at Turner  Russel’s place. There she had turkey which is always the main thing in the meal and a lot of other stuff and pies. However she did not go shopping for the Black Friday sales. “They offer good sales but I just did not want to go,” she said. “I really love Thanksgiving because of all the food and also because it means I don’t have to go to school.”

“I love Thanksgiving,” says junior Alexi Allen. “I had turkey and I also got to go shopping on black Friday. Bought a couple of  DVD`s. It was pretty nice.”

The enjoyment that everyone finds in Thanksgiving is accented by four days away from school.