Thanksgiving Day
English
Noun
Thanksgiving Day (plural Thanksgiving Days)
- (Canada) A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.
- Synonym: Thanksgiving
- (US) A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November.
- Synonyms: Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, T-Day
Translations
Thanksgiving — see Thanksgiving
See also
- Harvest Festival
- Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles
- Black Friday
- Advent Sunday (Christian religious day at the end of November)
Further reading
Thanksgiving on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
