Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Day | |
Observed by | Canada, United States |
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Type | National |
Date | Second Monday in October (Canada) Fourth Thursday in November (U.S.) |
2008 date | October 13, 2008 (Canada) November 27, 2008 (U.S.) |
2009 date | October 12, 2009 (Canada) November 26, 2009 (U.S.) |
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. First celebrated in what would become Canada in the late 1500s, Thanksgiving was later also celebrated in what would become the United States in the early 1600s. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
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[edit] United States
For information on American Thanksgiving, see Thanksgiving (United States)
[edit] Canada
For information on Canadian Thanksgiving, see Thanksgiving (Canada)
[edit] Grenada
In Grenada there is a national holiday of Thanksgiving Day on October 25. It is unrelated to holidays in the United States and Canada 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 illegal deposition and execution of Grenadan Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. . [1]
[edit] Amerindians
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Thanksgiving: The Jewish Perspective on Chabad.org
- Deconstructing the Myths of “The First Thanksgiving”
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History in the United States | Pilgrims • Native American • Squanto • Wampanoag • Plymouth • National Thanksgiving Proclamation • National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation |
History in Canada | Martin Frobisher • Newfoundland and Labrador • Samuel de Champlain • Halifax |
Traditions | Thanksgiving dinner Parades: Macy's • 6abc/Boscov's • McDonald's • Celebrate the Season |
Songs | Over the River and through the Woods • We Gather Together • Alice's Restaurant |
Society | Black Friday (shopping) • Cyber Monday • List of related harvest festivals Thanksgiving Sports Events: American football • Thanksgiving Classic • Turkey Trot |