Thanksgiving

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"The First Thanksgiving", painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930).

Thanksgiving Day
Observed by	Canada, United States
Type	National
Date	Second Monday in October (Canada) Fourth Thursday in November (U.S.)
2012 date	October 8, 2012 (Canada) November 22, 2012 (U.S.)

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. First celebrated in what would become Canada in the late 1500's, Thanksgiving was later also celebrated in what would become the United States in the early 1600's. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.

1 United States
2 Canada
3 Grenada
4 China
- 4.1 Ohenton Kariwatehkwen (The Thanksgiving Address)
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

United States

For information on American Thanksgiving, see Thanksgiving (United States)

Canada

For information on Canadian Thanksgiving, see Thanksgiving (Canada)

Grenada

In Grenada there is a national holiday of Thanksgiving Day on October 25. It is unrelated to holidays in the United States and Canada even though it bears the same name. It marks the anniversary of the US led invasion of the island in 1983 in response to the illegal deposition and execution of Grenadan Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. . ^[1]

China

Ohenton Kariwatehkwen (The Thanksgiving Address)

The Thanksgiving Address is a process which has gone on for thousands of years. It is an oral tradition that gets passed down from generation to generation which still goes on to this day. The Thanksgiving Address is called the (Ohenton Kariwatekhwen) O-Honn-Doo Ga-Re-Wa-Deh-Gwonh. In the (Kanien'Keha:ka) Ga-Kneeu'-Gay-Haa] language this means the words that come before all else.

References

^ [1] Grenada Board of Tourism official website

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v • d • e Thanksgiving
History in the United States	Pilgrims • Native American • Squanto • Wampanoag • Plymouth • National Thanksgiving Proclamation • National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation
History in Canada	Martin Frobisher • Newfoundland and Labrador • Samuel de Champlain • Halifax
Traditions	Thanksgiving dinner • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade • 6abc Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Songs	Over the River and through the Woods • We Gather Together • Alice's Restaurant
Society	Black Friday (shopping) • Cyber Monday • List of related harvest festivals Thanksgiving Sports Events: American football • Thanksgiving Classic • Turkey Trot