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    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.

  2. Oct 27, 2009 · Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2024 occurs on Thursday, November 28. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest ...

  3. 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.

  4. Nov 23, 2017 · What does the Thanksgiving holiday celebrate? Learn about the first encounter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621, their surprising relationshi...

  5. Thanksgiving at Plymouth, oil on canvas by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1925 National Museum of Women in the Arts. Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is sometimes called American Thanksgiving (outside the United States) to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions.

  6. Thanksgiving is a U.S. holiday celebrated each year at the end of November. Learn about the history of Thanksgiving, facts about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims, and more.

  7. Nov 29, 2023 · In 2024, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November— November 28. What is the true history of Thanksgiving in America—and whatever happened to the Pilgrims? What did George Washington intend it to be about? Get the facts!

  8. Thanksgiving Day, U.S. and Canadian holiday.In the U.S. Thanksgiving is modeled on a harvest feast shared by the English colonists (Pilgrims) of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people in 1621.

  9. Nov 22, 2021 · The first Thanksgiving wasn't quite the sign of a new peace between the Pilgrims and Native Americans that it has been made out to be. Through the years, our understanding of the history of ...

  10. Nov 9, 2022 · Roast turkey, easy gravy, green bean gratin, bright cranberry sauce, creamy potatoes and two kinds of stuffing (vegan or not) plus three stellar pies — these are all the classic Thanksgiving ...

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