When is thanksgiving?
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I like your picture, avatar, thing\n\noh and about Thanksgiving, its on the 30 of December by the way. many people think its on the 23 of Novemeber, but they are wrong.\n\nseriously though, its on the 23, though Canadians have a 3-4 day weekend (either sat-mon or fri-mon)
1145275
Same day it's been since 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that Thanksgiving would be the next to last Thursday of November so in 2007, that's 11/22/07
1103374
Thanksgiving is about being thankful for the blessings, the good things, that we have in our life.  We may remember the first Thanksgiving, when settler and native Americans gathered to celebrate success in being able to achieve the ability to survive without starving to death and celebrated together since the groups had worked together, the native Americans having taught the settlers how to subsist here.\n\nAt modern Thanksgivings, people talk about and thank God for the things that are important to them--their families, the ability to have a meal on the table and people they love to share it with in a country where they are able to believe as they choose to.\n\nIt's my favorite holiday of the year.  It's about saying "Thank you" and not "Give me".
711988
Maybe they call it Thankgiving ......\n:))\n\nHappy Thanksgiving.\n\n:)
841994
In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact that Canada is further north. \n\nThe history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. Other settlers arrived and continued these ceremonies. He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay. \n\nAt the same time, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed 'The Order of Good Cheer' and gladly shared their food with their Indian neighbours.\n\nAfter the Seven Year's War ended in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving.\n\nDuring the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie.\n\nEventually in 1879, Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. Over the years many dates were used for Thanksgiving, the most popular was the 3rd Monday in October. After World War I, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11th occurred. Ten years later, in 1931, the two days became separate holidays and Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day.\n\nFinally, on January 31st, 1957, Parliament proclaimed...\n\n"A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed  ... to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.\n\nHope this helps.
253270
Thanksgiving is my personal favorite because it has that "Ahh, the whole family is here together!" feeling but isn't over-commercialized like Christmas. It also has a great theme that seems to bring out the good in people. Plus, boy do I love turkey! ...and pumkin pie...and turkey sandwich leftovers...YUM!
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Thanksgiving at the White House, 2006\nThis year marks the 59th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation. Though live Thanksgiving turkeys have been presented intermittently to presidents since the Lincoln administration, the current ceremony dates to 1947, when the first National Thanksgiving Turkey was presented to President Harry Truman.\n\nPresidents traditionally have granted the National Thanksgiving Turkey a "pardon." After the presentation, the National Turkey and its alternate will be taken to Disneyland Resort and Theme Park in Anaheim, California to be a part of the holiday display and where they will stay the remainder of their natural lives. Both the turkeys will serve as honorary Grand Marshals for Disneyland’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade
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You are all wired up for Thanksgiving.
733457
Thanksgiving was instituted by the pilgrim who came over on the Mayflower.\nHistorytelevison has an article  on it, but they apparently have myths associated with it. I didn't read it all, but it came up when I "yahooed" thanksgiving and found the enclosed reference below.
710497
Nov 23 (Thanksgiving): http://www.experiencela.com/Calendar/eventlist.asp?start=1&day=yes&day1=23&monthly_view=11%2F23%2F2006&monthname1=11&month=11&year=2006\n\nNov 24: http://www.experiencela.com/Calendar/eventlist.asp?start=1&day=yes&day1=24&monthly_view=11%2F24%2F2006&monthname1=11&month=11&year=2006\n\nNov 25: http://www.experiencela.com/Calendar/eventlist.asp?start=1&day=yes&day1=25&monthly_view=11%2F25%2F2006&monthname1=11&month=11&year=2006\n\nNov 26: http://www.experiencela.com/Calendar/eventlist.asp?start=1&day=yes&day1=26&monthly_view=11%2F26%2F2006&monthname1=11&month=11&year=2006
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Thanksgiving is an American holiday. That doesn't even cover a majority of Christians worldwide, let alone everyone else who calls someone "God".
775939
Thanksgiving is a day that we set aside here in America to give thanks to God for the bountiful blessings that He has bestowed upon us.  It is the Harvest season and we also give thanks for a abundant harvest that we have.  We give thanks for family, friends and this wonderful country that we live in. \nThe first Thanksgiving was when the Native Americans(Indians) and Pilgrims had a feast to celebrate the wonderful harvest that they had.
912801
Thanksgiving is the national day of...thanksgiving.  It was made a holiday by President Lincoln to help heal the scars of the Civil War.  Meant to symbolize the thanksgiving feast the Pilgrims had with the Native Americans after the winter and near-drought of the first year of settlement (the Native Americans basically kept the settlers alive, introducing them to native crops such as corn and lima beans and regional seafood like lobster and cod), the feast is actually an invitation for families to come back together and for the nation itself to put aside the bickering for just one day and eat and enjoy each other just for the sake of family.  Unfortunately, the pureness of the day is tainted by the fact that it marks the beginning of the Christmas buying season, but what can we do about that?  Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November.\n\nI'm not sure what I'm thankful for yet; I haven't made up my mind.  There are so many things I am grateful for, but that one thing I am thankful for...I need to put more thought into it.
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After the first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and neighboring Native Americans. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three day "thank you" celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World.
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It's about the Pilgrims and Indians celebrating the first harvest.\n\n"According to historical sources, the Pilgrims never held an autumnal Thanksgiving feast. The Pilgrims did have a feast in 1621 near Plymouth, Massachusetts, after their first harvest. This is the feast people often refer to as "The First Thanksgiving." This feast was never repeated, so it can't be called the start of a tradition, nor did the colonists or Pilgrims call it a Thanksgiving Feast. In fact, to these devoutly religious people, a day of thanksgiving was a day of prayer and fasting. \n\nNevertheless, the 1621 feast has become a model for the Thanksgiving celebration in the United States. More than likely, this first harvest feast was eaten outside, based on the fact that the colonists didn't have a building large enough to accommodate all the people who came. Native Americans definitely were among the invited guests, and it's possible, even probable, that turkey (roasted but not stuffed) and pumpkin in some form found their way to the table."
31974
Thanksgiving Day is my favorite.  It's a time when family and friends gather in one place for a great meal and conversation.....later to lie back and watch a tv game - football, basketball or hockey are good.\n\nThere is no stress of buying gifts or even of decorating.  It's all about fellowship.
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people whom you love like your family and friends\n\nHAPPY THANKSGIVING