Thanksgiving Day, as celebrated in the United States, is an annual day of thanks. It is observed on the fourth Thursday in November in each of the states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Thanksgiving is a time when people gather with family and friends to eat traditional foods of the season, such as turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
The holiday has been celebrated in the United States since early settlers first arrived in the New World. The Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving festival at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in October 1621. The tradition of giving thanks for a successful harvest began in 1623.
In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is observed on the second Monday in October.
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