{"id":179798,"date":"2023-11-21T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=179798"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:20:07","slug":"the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/leisure\/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Manliness Guide to Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-179816\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/083841329-1950s-man-carves-turkey-thanks.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is this week here in the United States. Over the years we\u2019ve published a bunch of articles, videos, and podcasts on how to make your Thanksgiving a holiday truly worth celebrating. We thought it would be helpful to put all that content in one place. Consider this your ultimate guide to the best, most enjoyable, most meaningful, most manly, and of course, most delicious Thanksgiving ever. From cooking and carving your turkey, to how to be a gentlemanly guest, you\u2019ll find it here. Pull up a chair to this feast of content, browse through the subjects you need a refresher on, and you\u2019ll be all set for this Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2>Gratitude<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/behavior\/spiritual-disciplines-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/behavior\/spiritual-disciplines-gratitude\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700532209619000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3W0OiQPNzCUTb6sMKC7PDH\">The Spiritual Disciplines: Gratitude&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/advice\/podcast-945-the-japanese-practice-that-can-give-more-meaning-to-an-american-holiday\/\">Podcast #945: The Japanese Practice That Can Give More Meaning to an American Holiday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/behavior\/how-to-cultivate-gratitude-thankfulness\/\">Podcast #459: Beyond Gratitude Lite \u2014 The Real Virtue of Thankfulness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/manvotional-the-courage-to-face-ingratitude\/\">The Courage to Face Ingratitude <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/sunday-firesides-graduate-from-the-kindergarten-class-of-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/sunday-firesides-graduate-from-the-kindergarten-class-of-gratitude\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700532209619000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dv2Wq6G7aycQjMwtie3e-\">Sunday Firesides: Graduate From the Kindergarten Class of Gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/family\/how-to-develop-gratitude-in-your-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/people\/family\/how-to-develop-gratitude-in-your-kids\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1700532209619000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TnAl69aUByOhFVMrwYcxD\">How to Fight Entitlement and Develop Gratitude in Your Kids<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Food &amp; Drink<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QkaslYP1Ruk?feature=shared\">How to Cook a Turkey Video Series on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/smoke-a-turkey-wood-pellet\/\">How to Smoke a Turkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/how-to-carve-turkey\/\">How to Carve a Turkey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/manly-thanksgiving-cornbread-stuffing-recipe\/\">Easy Cornbread Stuffing Recipe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/5-classic-holiday-cocktails-and-drinks-to-warm-your-spirit\/\">5 Holiday Cocktails to Warm Your Spirit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/8-stocks-and-recipes-to-make-with-your-holiday-leftovers\/\">How to Turn Holiday Leftovers Into Delicious Stocks and Soups <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/burn-off-that-pie-no-equipment-necessary-the-stair-workout\/#:~:text=Start%20at%20the%20base%20of%20the%20staircase.&amp;text=Start%20by%20doing%2015%20push,15%20on%20the%205th%20stair.\">Burn Off That Pie, No Equipment Necessary: The Stair Workout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/health\/how-to-feast-at-the-holidays-without-packing-on-the-pounds\/\">How to Feast at the Holidays Without Packing on the Pounds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/food-drink\/podcast-1038-the-art-and-spirituality-of-bread\/\">Podcast #1,038: The Art and Spirituality of Bread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Etiquette<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/holiday-houseguest\/\">How to Be the Perfect Holiday Houseguest <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/how-to-be-a-gracious-host\/#:~:text=Make%20your%20abode%20as%20clean%20and%20pleasant%20as%20possible.&amp;text=You%20may%20not%20mind%20living,couch%20look%20cozy%20and%20comfortable.\">How to Be a Gracious Host <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/style\/outfit-guide\/dressing-for-the-holidays\/\">Dressing for the Holidays: Your 60-Second Guide <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/dress-up-for-thanksgiving-this-year\/\">Dress Up for Thanksgiving This Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/guide-dining-etiquette-table-manners\/\">A&nbsp; Guide to Dining Etiquette and Proper Table Manners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/podcast-1042-flying-hosting-regifting-and-more-all-your-holiday-etiquette-questions-answered\/\">Podcast #1,042: Flying, Hosting, Regifting, and More \u2014 All Your Holiday Etiquette Questions Answered<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Entertainment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/games-tricks\/6-card-games-every-man-know\/\">6 Card Games Every Man Should Know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/100-must-see-movies\/\">100 Must-See Movies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/best-kids-movies-80s-90s\/\">Movies Every Millennial Dad Should Introduce to His Kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/games-tricks\/30-thanksgiving-jokes-for-all-ages\/\">30+ Thanksgiving Jokes for All Ages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/manly-know-how\/how-throw-a-spiral-football\/\">Throw a Football Spiral Like a Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/living\/leisure\/5-winning-turkey-bowl-plays\/\">5 Winning Turkey Bowl Plays<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is this week here in the United States. Over the years we\u2019ve published a bunch of articles, videos, and podcasts on how to make your Thanksgiving a holiday truly worth celebrating. We thought it would be helpful to put all that content in one place. Consider this your ultimate guide to the best, most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[218,42273],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-179798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leisure","category-living"],"featured_image_urls":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179798"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179817,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179798\/revisions\/179817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179798"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=179798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} 