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Apr 19, 2024 · Thanksgiving Day, annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Americans generally believe that their Thanksgiving is modeled on a 1621 harvest feast shared by the European colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people.
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- Wampanoag
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- Venison
Thanksgiving ( French: l'Action de grâce ), occurring on the second Monday in October, is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Although the original act of Parliament references God and the holiday is celebrated in churches, the holiday is mostly celebrated in a secular manner.
- October 1, 2023 (Germany);, October 9, 2023 (Canada);, November 2, 2023 (Liberia);, November 29, 2023 (Norfolk Island);, November 23, 2023 (U.S. and Brazil)
- National, cultural
- 1st Sunday in October (Germany), 2nd Monday in October (Canada), 1st Thursday in November (Liberia), Last Wednesday in November (Norfolk Island), 4th Thursday in November (U.S. and Brazil)
2 days ago · Thanksgiving 2024 precedes “Black Friday” and is traditionally a holiday to give thanks for the food collected at the end of the harvest season. History of Thanksgiving. In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers embarked on a journey to discover the New World.
Apr 26, 2024 · Ever since 1621, November in our country has been viewed as a month of thankfulness and reflection. As time passed, our farming ancestors would yearly offer up thankful appreciation for their...
Apr 16, 2024 · Any schoolchild can recount the story of the first Thanksgiving: a friendly Native American named Squanto taught the starving Pilgrims how to plant corn. Grateful for saving them, the settlers sat down for a hearty autumn feast with their kindhearted benefactor in November 1621.
5 days ago · Thanksgiving’s culinary classics have come a long way since the first feast shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag. From Native American staples to English traditions, these dishes have evolved and adapted throughout history.
Apr 26, 2024 · Although many across the country associate Thanksgiving with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that traverses much of Manhattan, not many realize that the origins of Thanksgiving are rooted right...
