Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and around the same part of the year in other places. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.
| Observed by | Countries, Canada, Grenada, Liberia, Saint Lucia, United States Sub-national entities, Leiden (Netherlands), Norfolk Island (Australia), Territories of the United States |
| Type | National, cultural |
| Date | 2nd Monday in October (Canada), 1st Thursday in November (Liberia), Last Wednesday in November (Norfolk Island), 4th Thursday in November (U.S. and Brazil) |
| date | 2nd Monday in October (Canada), 1st Thursday in November (Liberia), Last Wednesday in November (Norfolk Island), 4th Thursday in November (U.S. and Brazil) |
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Originated in the U.S. by the Pilgrims and Puritans who came over to America from England in the early 1600s. The holiday is known for uniting friends and families over a dinner that typically features a turkey as the main course.
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Countries other than the U.S. have similar celebrations with different names. Canada celebrates the holiday under the same name, but on the 2nd Monday in October.
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