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|holiday_name=Thanksgiving Day
|observedby=], ]
|date=Second Monday in October (Canada)<br>Fourth Thursday in November (U.S.)
|type=National
|date{{CURRENTYEAR}}=October {{weekday in month|second|monday|october|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} (Canada)
November <!--NOTE: This date has been VERIFIED. Thanksgiving is on the FOURTH Thursday in November, NOT the third Thursday. DO NOT CHANGE THIS DATE! -->{{weekday in month|fourth|thursday|november|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} (U.S.)
|date{{next year}}=October {{Weekday in month|second|monday|october|{{next year}}}}, {{next year}} (Canada)
November <!--NOTE: This date has been VERIFIED. Thanksgiving is on the FOURTH Thursday in November, NOT the third Thursday. DO NOT CHANGE THIS DATE! -->{{weekday in month|fourth|thursday|november|{{next year}}}}, {{next year}} (U.S.)
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'''Thanksgiving''', or '''Thanksgiving Day''', is a traditional ] ], which is a form of ]. The date and whereabouts of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention, though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on ], 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida.<ref></ref> Despite any scholarly research to the contrary, however, the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of ], in 1621.

Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the <!--NOTE: This date has been VERIFIED. Thanksgiving is on the FOURTH Thursday in November, NOT the third Thursday. DO NOT CHANGE THIS DATE! -->second Monday of October in ] and on the fourth Thursday of November in the ].

==Canada==
{{main|Thanksgiving (Canada)}}

==United States==
{{main|Thanksgiving (United States)}}

==Grenada==
In ] there is a national holiday of Thanksgiving Day on ]. It is unrelated to holidays in Canada and the United States even though it bears the same name. It marks the anniversary of the US-led ] of the island in 1983 in response to the deposition and execution of Grenadan Prime Minister ].<ref></ref>

== Amerindians ==
=== ''Ohenton Kariwatehkwen'' (The Thanksgiving Address) ===
The Thanksgiving Address is a process which has gone on for thousands of years. It is an oral tradition that gets passed down from generation to generation which still goes on to this day. The Thanksgiving Address is called the (''Ohenton Kariwatekhwen'') ''O-Honn-Doo Ga-Re-Wa-Deh-Gwonh''.
In the (''Kanien'Keha:ka'') ''Ga-Kneeu'-Gay-Haa''] language this means the words that come before all else.

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==References==
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Revision as of 16:13, 12 September 2008

For other uses, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation).
"The First Thanksgiving", painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930).
Thanksgiving Day
Observed byCanada, United States
TypeNational
DateSecond Monday in October (Canada)
Fourth Thursday in November (U.S.)
2025 dateOctober 13, 2025 (Canada) November 27, 2025 (U.S.)
2026 dateOctober 12, 2026 (Canada) November 26, 2026 (U.S.)

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. The date and whereabouts of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention, though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on 8 September, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida. Despite any scholarly research to the contrary, however, the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plimoth Plantation, in 1621.

Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

Canada

Main article: Thanksgiving (Canada)

United States

Main article: Thanksgiving (United States)

Grenada

In Grenada there is a national holiday of Thanksgiving Day on 25 October. It is unrelated to holidays in Canada and the United States even though it bears the same name. It marks the anniversary of the US-led invasion of the island in 1983 in response to the deposition and execution of Grenadan Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.

Amerindians

Ohenton Kariwatehkwen (The Thanksgiving Address)

The Thanksgiving Address is a process which has gone on for thousands of years. It is an oral tradition that gets passed down from generation to generation which still goes on to this day. The Thanksgiving Address is called the (Ohenton Kariwatekhwen) O-Honn-Doo Ga-Re-Wa-Deh-Gwonh. In the (Kanien'Keha:ka) Ga-Kneeu'-Gay-Haa] language this means the words that come before all else.

See also

References

  1. USA Today article reporting research into the purportedly first Thanksgiving in St. Augustine, FL
  2. Grenada Board of Tourism official website

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