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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil, Germany and the Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.

This article is about the holiday in general. For the specific national holidays, see Thanksgiving (Canada) and Thanksgiving (United States). For other uses, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation).

Thanksgiving Day

Countries

Sub-national entities

National, cultural

October 6, 2024 (Germany);

October 14, 2024 (Canada);
November 7, 2024 (Liberia);
November 27, 2024 (Norfolk Island);

November 28, 2024 (U.S. and Brazil)

October 5, 2025 (Germany);

October 13, 2025 (Canada);
November 6, 2025 (Liberia);
November 26, 2025 (Norfolk Island);

November 27, 2025 (U.S. and Brazil)

Observance

Australia

In the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Wednesday of November, similar to the pre–World War II American observance on the last Thursday of the month. Due to the time difference of between 14 and 17 hours, this means the Norfolk Island observance is two days before or five days after the United States' observance. The holiday was brought to the island by visiting American whaling ships.[41]

Brazil

In Brazil, National Thanksgiving Day was instituted by President Gaspar Dutra, through Law 781 of August 17, 1949, at the suggestion of Ambassador Joaquim Nabuco, who was enthusiastic about the commemorations he saw in 1909 in St. Patrick's Cathedral as an ambassador in Washington. In 1966, Law 5110 established that the Thanksgiving celebration would take place on the fourth Thursday of November.[42] This date is celebrated by many families of American origin, by some Protestant Christian denominations, such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (which is of American origin), the Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, and the Church of the Nazarene, and Methodist denominational universities. The day is also celebrated by evangelical churches such as the Foursquare Gospel Church in Brazil.

Cyber Monday

List of films set around Thanksgiving

List of harvest festivals

Thanksgiving Parade

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"Thanksgiving on the Net: Roast Bull with Cranberry Sauce"

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Thanksgiving: The True Story

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"Deconstructing the Myths of "The First Thanksgiving""

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier (2007). Omnigraphics. p. 328. ISBN 978-0780804036.

The Thanksgiving book: a companion to the holiday covering its history, lore, ...

Hodgson, Godfrey (2006). . New York: Public Affairs. p. 212. ISBN 978-1586483739.

A Great and Godly Adventure; The Pilgrims and the Myth of the First Thanksgiving

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