America Celebrates Scaled Back Thanksgiving as COVID-19 Surges

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27 November 2020 15:04 WIB

A balloon depicting Red Titan, a character from "Ryan's World", is seen ahead of the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade closed to the spectators due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2020. Americans awoke on Thursday to celebrate a Thanksgiving Day transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Macy's parade limited to a television-only event and many families resigned to meeting on video for turkey dinner. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

27 November 2020 00:00 WIB

A float is seen ahead of the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade closed to the spectators due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2020. Thanksgiving, normally a day for family and friends to gather in big numbers to feast and remember life's blessings, has been upended by the pandemic, with cases and deaths surging in recent weeks as cooler temperatures push people indoors where the virus spreads more easily. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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Participants gather ahead of the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade closed to the spectators due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2020. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, a spectacle of giant character balloons that has delighted children for nearly a century, has been scaled back significantly. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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Assistants carry "The Boss Baby" balloon during the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade closed to the spectators due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

27 November 2020 00:00 WIB

Assistants carry Yayoi Kusama's "Love Flies Up to the Sky" balloon during the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade closed to the spectators due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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People walk by vehicles blocking access to the parade route ahead of the 94th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade closed to the spectators due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

27 November 2020 00:00 WIB