When is Thanksgiving
When Thanksgiving Day arrives people make plans for parties. Merriment, shopping and arrange for family gatherings. Thanksgiving dates changes from place to place. In United States, currently the Thanksgiving Day is observed on the fourth Thursday in November. A notable fact is associated with ‘when is thanksgiving'.
President Abraham Lincoln appointed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1863. It was declared the US President issued Thanksgiving Day as, the fourth Thursday of every November as, holiday.
United States Thanksgiving Dates
- 2009 - Thursday November 26
- 2010 - Thursday November 25
- 2011 - Thursday November 24
- 2012 - Thursday November 22
- 2013 - Thursday November 28
- 2014 - Thursday November 27
- 2015 - Thursday November 26
- 2016 - Thursday November 24
- 2017 - Thursday November 23
- 2018 - Thursday November 22
- 2019 - Thursday November 28
- 2020 - Thursday November 26
However, in Canada the Thanksgiving occurs on the second Monday in the month of October. It is an annual celebration and Canadians enjoy holiday to exchange gifts and express gratitude to family and friends. People take time to meet all their friends in person and convey their love and gratitude together to God. It is also, a period of thanking all your loved ones for their support and kindness. In Canada, the Thanksgiving Day is a month earlier than US because autumn season arrives early in Canada than America.
- Thanksgiving Day in Canada
- 2006 - Monday, October 9
- 2007 - Monday, October 8
- 2008 - Monday, October 13
- 2009 - Monday, October 12
- 2010 - Monday, October 11
- 2011 - Monday, October 10
- 2012 - Monday, October 8
- 2013 - Monday, October 14
Thanksgiving Day in other parts of the world
In Netherlands, on Thanksgiving Day services are held in Pieterskerk to honor the hospitality the Pilgrims received in Leiden on their way to new world. Another interesting fact about Thanksgiving date is related to Grenada. Unlike, the US and Canada the national holiday is on 25th October. It is not related to holidays although it bears the same name and falls around in the same time. In Grenada, this day marks the anniversary of the US led invasion of the Island in 1983.
Thanksgiving celebrations
Thanksgiving celebrations are incomplete without scrumptious meals and dinners. A typical traditional dinner table would include delicacies like - roasted or frozen turkey. Other cuisines would be pumpkin pie, apple pie for desserts, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet corn, fresh vegetables and fruit salads.
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