America Celebrate Thanksgiving Day On The Fourth Thursday Of November Since 1864, November 2013 The Hudson River Valley Institute

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Thanksgiving meal to go. Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the united states celebrated on the fourth thursday of november. In 1863 president abraham lincoln proclaimed for the day to be celebrated on the last thursday of november. The first national proclamation of thanksgiving was given by the continental congress in 1777.

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the united states canada brazil grenada saint lucia and liberia and the sub national entities leiden norfolk island and puerto ricoit began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Beginning in 1970 a group of native americans and their supporters have staged an annual protest for a national day of mourning at plymouth rock in plymouth massachusetts on thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving day falls on the first thursday in the month of november.

It is sometimes called american thanksgiving outside the united states to distinguish it from the canadian holiday of the same nameit originated as a harvest festival and to this day the centerpiece of thanksgiving celebrations remains thanksgiving dinner. The day has been celebrated in november ever since the observance of this holiday began. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth thursday in november.

Thanksgiving day is commemorated on the 4th thursday of november every year. On october 3 1863 expressing gratitude for a pivotal union army victory at gettysburg president abraham lincoln announces that the nation will celebrate an official thanksgiving holiday on. Similarly named festival holidays occur in germany and japan.

At any rate thanksgiving has been held on a thursday in november since george washingtons presidency. On this day family as well as friends come together and enjoy a special meal. Washington declared a day of thanksgiving and prayer in 1789 partly to honor the new us.

Thanksgiving day has been an annual holiday in the united states since 1863. Its history begins with the first european settlers. Finally in 1864 at the end of the civil war she persuaded president lincoln and he declared the last thursday in november an official thanksgiving day.

States had been observing different dates for their thanksgiving until president george washington declared that november 6 1789 would be the first thanksgiving day. However not everyone sees thanksgiving day as a cause for celebration. Things did not change much until 1863 when president abraham lincoln proclaimed that the fourth thursday in november would stand as the official thanksgiving day going forward.