By: Oscar Berrios, Community Reporter

Gobble Gobble!  It’s that time of the year again! Thanksgiving is upon us!

“I love thanksgiving so much. I hate how people skip over it so much and go straight into Christmas mode. What’s not to like about turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie? I can’t wait!” exclaimed Alexandra Batista, a junior at World Journalism Preparatory School.

New York is known as the melting pot, and Queens is widely regarded to as one of the most ethnically diverse places in the world. With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s bound to be culturally different all over the Big Apple, but how exactly do different cultures celebrate Thanksgiving?

Carlos Vives, a Hispanic resident of Flushing said “I like to spend time with my family, my parents and siblings specifically. I love the food and just the general vibe you get from being together as a family and being grateful for all we have. I also love the Spanish bachatas and cumbias always playing in the background. It takes me back to Thanksgiving like when I was in Costa Rica.”

Michelle Wong, an Asian-American student here at WJPS said, “I honestly don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving, my family just has a big meal with turkey and the other traditional meals, but asides from that it’s basically just like every other day. It’s definitely not as big as celebrating something like Chinese New Year for me.”

Yamani Thomas, African-American junior at WJPS said, “I like Thanksgiving. It’s a great time. I like to spend time with my grandmother and say grace during the dinner. I especially love Thanksgiving leftovers, they taste even better the 2nd day!”

Overall, Thanksgiving is very culturally different all over America, and especially in New York City. Giving gratitude to those around us while eating a Thanksgiving dinner interconnects the majority of us on this holiday.