Organizing a Thanksgiving dinner in Spain with international friends can be an enriching experience. It's not just about the food, but about sharing traditions and celebrating friendship and gratitude. Here are some tips for organizing a multicultural and memorable dinner.

Invite Your Friends to Celebrate Thanksgiving and Explain the Tradition

• When sending out the invitations, you can share a little about the history of Thanksgiving and the tradition of "Friendsgiving," which is increasingly popular among young people.
• Invitation suggestion: Include a note about the importance of sharing and giving thanks, a tradition of this celebration.

Plan a Thanksgiving Menu for Everyone

• Recommendations for typical dishes such as turkey, mashed potatoes, and desserts such as pumpkin pie, including vegetarian options: Mushroom and Whole Wheat Bread Stuffing, Baked Stuffed Pumpkin, Green Bean Casserole, Vegetable and Chickpea Pie.
• Offer suggestions for your international friends to bring a typical dish from their culture to share, creating a mix of flavors and traditions.

Activities for a Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner

• Ideas to include activities such as writing on cards why they are thankful, or sharing a typical story or tradition from each culture.
• Thanksgiving games such as "Guess what it is?" about words related to this holiday.

Thanksgiving dinner with friends from different cultures can be a night full of good times, interesting stories, and the opportunity to learn about new traditions. Go ahead and celebrate Thanksgiving 2024 with an international touch!