Friday November 22, 2024

Thanksgiving Day 2020


Bountiful Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, cranberries and all the fixings.
November 2020
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Sunday November 1
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Wednesday November 11
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Thanksgiving
Thursday November 26
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Thanksgiving Day for the year 2020 is celebrated/ observed on Thursday, November 26th.


Thanksgiving Day in the United States is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year. Traditionally it is a time to give thanks for all the sacrifice and hard work done for the harvest. In modern times people take time off work (4 day weekend starting Thursday) and spend time with family and friends over a large feast held on Thanksgiving Day.


Thanksgiving in the early days of the United States was celebrated on a variety of dates and eventually Abraham Lincoln in 1863 with help from Sarah Josepha Hale [1] decided Thanksgiving should be on the final Thursday in November. Later, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the day into law [2] making the day officially celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Thanksgiving around the world

In Canada, they celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October. Liberia celebrates the day on the first Thursday of November and Saint Lucia the first Monday in October and finally Grenada celebrates on October 25th each year.

Days to Thanksgiving 2020

Thursday, November 26th is day number 331 of the 2020 calendar year with -3 years, -11 months, -26 days until Thanksgiving Day 2020.



Further Reading:
More Details on Wikipedia Thanksgiving
Encyclopedia Britannica on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day


References:
1.”Thanksgiving – Sarah Josepha Hale” - Time, Time.com.
2.”Congress Establishes Thanksgiving” - National Archives, Archives.gov.


Thanksgiving
Name(s):Thanksgiving
Type:Federal Holiday
When:Fourth Thursday of November (U.S.)
Second Monday of October (Canada)

Dates for Thanksgiving

HolidayDateDays to Go
Thanksgiving 2023 Thursday, November 23, 2023 -365
Thanksgiving 2024 Thursday, November 28, 2024 6
Thanksgiving 2025 Thursday, November 27, 2025 370
Thanksgiving 2026 Thursday, November 26, 2026 734
Thanksgiving 2027 Thursday, November 25, 2027 1098
Thanksgiving 2028 Thursday, November 23, 2028 1462


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