We don't have thanksgiving here.
We have
Sinterklaas (StNicholas) though.
It's way cooler.
Think giving each other presents, like christmas only you pack some of them in a surprise, accompanied by a poem written for that person.
If you do it well the surprise is a mix of flattering and poking fun at the person you made it for.
Like two years ago I made my little sister a giant calculator because she's so bad at math and this would help her.
And last year I made my little brother a movie poster starring him, because he's kind of arrogant and makes a show out of everything (and to my best knowledge, it's still hanging on his wall above his bed ^^)
This year I'm making one for my dad's girlfriend, so I've been working on making an old book as a great manual for practical gifts (because she always gives stupid presents like socks and things you need or can use, which is no fun) it's been pretty cool trying to write stuff in pseudo old dutch, the poem is going to be even more fun.