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GroupWhat are you thankful for? Five chapters to say it.
Turkey feather reveal (6) → gratitude tree (5 leaves) → feast table serve (6 dishes) → feast guest contributions → Grateful Heart badge.
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What makes this experience special
Turkey feather reveal
Chapter 1: tap to pull 6 feathers from the turkey — each one reveals a reason to be grateful.
Gratitude tree
Chapter 2: drag 5 leaves onto a tree — each one labelled with something from the year worth keeping.
Feast table serve
Chapter 3: serve 6 Thanksgiving dishes to a waiting table — each dish placed correctly fills the scene.
Feast guest contributions
Family members add their own gratitude message to a shared wall — read together at the table.
Grateful Heart badge
Completing all five chapters unlocks the Grateful Heart badge — a keepsake of the year's gratitude.
Read-aloud at the table
Designed to be opened at the Thanksgiving table and shared aloud — a new tradition in a link.
How it works
- 1
Choose the Thanksgiving experience and set up the contributions board.
- 2
Share the contribution link with family members before Thanksgiving.
- 3
Everyone adds what they're thankful for this year.
- 4
Open it at the table and read every leaf, every message, together.
“Thanksgiving is the one day a year when everyone says what they're grateful for. Make sure it's said beautifully.”
— The Wowzey team
Planning a World Festivals moment
Thanksgiving isn't observed in India, but it's a fixture for Indian-American and Indian-Canadian families — falling on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and the second Monday of October in Canada — and increasingly a moment when NRIs connect back with family in India even though the holiday itself isn't celebrated there.
Many Indian-American households blend the two food traditions rather than choosing one: a turkey alongside biryani, dal, or paneer dishes is common, and vegetarian families often build the meal around a stuffed vegetable roast instead of turkey altogether. 'Friendsgiving' — a Thanksgiving-style gathering with friends rather than family — has become especially common among students and young professionals living away from family.
The one ritual that travels well regardless of the food on the table is going around and saying what each person is grateful for that year — which is why a shared gratitude board works particularly well for this occasion, letting family spread across different cities or countries add their own note before the meal.
Ideas by who you’re greeting
Family at the table
- A "what I'm thankful for this year" experience where each person adds a line before the meal
- A photo run of past Thanksgivings — the same kitchen, the same chaos, different years
Someone who cannot make it home this year
- A board the whole table fills and sends so they are part of the meal from a distance
- Time a call to when everyone sits down
Friends (Friendsgiving)
- A shared board of what everyone is bringing and one thing they are grateful for
What to actually write
Adapt these — they work because they name something specific. A line that could be sent to anyone reads like it was.
“Happy Thanksgiving. Genuinely thankful for the lot of you, even the ones who will argue about the stuffing again. Save me a plate and a seat next year.”
“We are all here and your seat is set anyway. Everyone put a line in this — open it before you eat, wherever you are. Thankful for you. Call us at dinner.”
Common mistakes
- Making it a generic "happy holidays" when the whole point is naming what you are actually grateful for
- Sending it after the meal instead of before, when it could be read at the table
Frequently asked questions
Why do some Indian-origin families in the US celebrate Thanksgiving even though it's not an Indian festival?+
Thanksgiving is a national holiday where they live, and many Indian-American families have adopted it as a family-gathering occasion the same way American families do, often blending it with Indian food traditions rather than treating it purely as an imported custom.
What is 'Friendsgiving'?+
It's a Thanksgiving-style gathering held with friends instead of family, usually on a weekend near the actual holiday, popular among students, young professionals, and anyone living away from family during the holiday — a common situation for many people in the Indian diaspora.
Do Indian-American families typically serve turkey, or something else?+
It varies a lot — many households serve turkey alongside Indian dishes like biryani or dal, while others, especially vegetarian families, replace turkey with a stuffed vegetable roast or skip the American centrepiece entirely in favour of an all-Indian meal.
Can family in different countries all add to the same Thanksgiving gratitude message?+
Yes — you can share a contribution link before the day itself so relatives in India, the US, or anywhere else can each add what they're grateful for, and the combined message can be opened together at the table.