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- Thanksgiving Day: A Brief History - World History EncyclopediaIt was set for Thursday, the 18th of December 1777 and followed the model of the Puritan Day of Humiliation in which people would fast, pray for forgiveness of sins, and abstain from labor and recreation. This Thanksgiving observance would be unrecognizable to most Americans celebrating the holiday in the present era.
- Thanksgiving Day | Meaning, History, & Facts | BritannicaThanksgiving 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.
- Thanksgiving Day Facts | BritannicaThanksgiving is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. What day is Thanksgiving each year? In the United States, Thanksgiving Day occurs on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October (since 1957).
- When is Thanksgiving 2024: History of Thanksgiving in America | The Old ...The United States celebrates Thanksgiving as a national holiday on the fourth Thursday in November. In 2024, Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, November 28. This is the LATEST that Thanksgiving can ever be held.
- Thanksgiving 2024 - Tradition, Origins & Meaning | HISTORYThanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2024 occurs on Thursday, November 28. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists from England and the Native American...
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