We set an empty plate setting and glass of wine to give remembrance and thanks for family and friends who are no longer with the living ... and a second place setting for remembering the living who are simply not with us at the moment.
#ThanksgivingTraditions
This year more than ever the first "Thanksgiving" is not something we partake in.
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/1059212893/native-american-tribes-are-gathering-in-plymouth-to-mourn-on-thanksgiving