The holiday is marked by family gatherings with turkey feasts, football, parades and shopping.
Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving
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Eva Cevallos with her eleven-month daughter, Quinn, shops for Thanksgiving at the Pre-Black Friday event at the Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, California, November 21, 2012.
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President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha (l) and Malia carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon," Nov. 21, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House.