A Feast Without the Fuss: Why Friendsgiving Might Be the Most Neighborly Holiday of All
Thanksgiving may get the headlines, but the night before might just hold the real secret to belonging. According to author Amy Lively, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of America’s top five days for pizza deliveries. Families are traveling, kitchens are busy, and people everywhere are taking the night off from cooking. So why not turn that moment into something meaningful? This year, instead of quietly grabbing your pizza and retreating inside, call it what it could be: Friendsgiving. Invite a neighbor to join you. Share a meal—simple or elaborate—and turn an ordinary evening into something extraordinary. Friendsgiving doesn’t need to mimic the traditional Thanksgiving spread. It can be as casual as a stack of paper plates or as formal as your grandmother’s china. Millennials popularized it because it’s low-key, low-pressure, and refreshingly free of the travel logistics and family tensions that often accompany the holiday season. But at its core, Friendsgiving is for everyo...