“The purpose of celebrating thanksgiving is about getting together with friends or family to celebrate good fortune and blessings,” said MSU alumna Britt Holewinski.
International students, like sophomore journalism major Rachel Tang, said she didn't even really know much about Thanksgiving prior to coming to America.
Tang went home with a good friend of hers for Thanksgiving weekend last year and plans to do the same this year.
"I absolutely loved my experience last year because it brought the whole family together with lots of laughs and good food," said Tang. "I’m celebrating again this year and can’t wait for Black Friday either.”
Domestic sophomore kinesiology major Margaret Sicilian said her favorite part of the Thanksgiving holiday is all the traditions she has with her family.
“Thanksgiving is craft day! We all make a craft together as a family after our turkey dinner. It’s usually gingerbread houses or ornaments or something like that,” said Sicilian. “We also watch plenty of football, can’t forget football.”
For students staying on campus over break, MSU’s residence education and housing services department said this year is different from years past.
All of the residence halls at MSU will be open throughout all of Thanksgiving holiday and students just have to use their ID to swipe in to their building as usual. In addition, one service desk will be available in each residence hall over the break.
