Thanksgiving

Attributed identification

Record who identifies the occasion as Thanksgiving and the tradition they reference.

1. Which Thanksgiving tradition or explicitly named adaptation does this occasion reference? definition
2. Who supplied this identification, and what evidence supports it? provenance

Observance membership

Record whether a meal, service or gathering is the observance itself or one activity within it.

1. Does this record describe Thanksgiving generally, one year's observance or a component activity? boundary
2. What explicit connection makes this activity part of Thanksgiving rather than an ordinary meal or gratitude practice? definition

Applicable date rule

Identify a sourced date rule for the selected tradition and year, without assuming universal applicability.

1. Which calendar rule applies to this Thanksgiving tradition in the relevant year and locality? definition
2. Which authority or community source establishes that rule? provenance

Scheduled Thanksgiving instance

Preserve the actual local schedule, including any intentional shift from the holiday date.

1. On what local date and at what time will this Thanksgiving observance occur? measurement
2. If the gathering differs from the reference date, who can confirm or change that arrangement? action

Declared Thanksgiving purpose

Record organisers' stated intentions and any voluntarily supplied differences among participants.

1. What do organisers and participants say this Thanksgiving is intended to recognise or make possible? definition
2. Which meanings are explicitly shared, and which belong only to particular participants? boundary

Chosen expression of thanks

Record any planned prayer, spoken thanks, private reflection or other expression, including the option to abstain.

1. What expression of thanks, if any, has been selected for this observance? definition
2. How can someone decline speaking, prayer or another gratitude activity while remaining welcome? action

Agreed participation

Distinguish invited, confirmed, uncertain and declined participants and the arrangements they have accepted.

1. Who has accepted this Thanksgiving invitation, and who has agreed to host or contribute? measurement
2. What access, remote participation or interpersonal arrangements must be settled for those attending? action

Hospitality commitments

Record responsibilities and unresolved dependencies for the practices this gathering actually includes.

1. Which meal, seating, contribution and activity commitments remain unresolved for this Thanksgiving? measurement
2. Who may adjust the menu, timing or activities to accommodate confirmed participant requirements? action

Accountable Thanksgiving framing

Keep historical assertions, participant interpretations and community positions distinguishable and traceable.

1. Which historical claims will invitations or activities present, and which sources support each claim? provenance
2. What objections or alternative meanings have relevant participants or identified communities expressed, and whose positions do they represent? provenance
3. What changes or alternative participation options are authorised in response to those concerns? action

Completion and future preferences

Separate occurrence and practical completion from participants' own assessments of the experience.

1. Did this Thanksgiving observance occur, change form or get cancelled, and which planned activities took place? measurement
2. Which participant-approved preferences or lessons may be retained for the next Thanksgiving? action

Kinds and varieties

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Thanksgiving this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance