Thanksgiving

This article is about the holiday in general. For the specific national holidays, see Thanksgiving (Canada) and Thanksgiving (United States). For other uses, see Thanksgiving (disambiguation).
"Turkey Day" redirects here. For the Turkish Republic Day, see Republic Day (Turkey).

Thanksgiving Day
A typical Thanksgiving dinner in the United States
Observed byCountries

Sub-national entities

TypeNational, cultural
Date
2024 dateOctober 6, 2024 (Germany);

October 14, 2024 (Canada);
November 7, 2024 (Liberia);
November 27, 2024 (Norfolk Island);

November 28, 2024 (U.S. and Brazil)
2025 dateOctober 5, 2025 (Germany);

October 13, 2025 (Canada);
November 6, 2025 (Liberia);
November 26, 2025 (Norfolk Island);

November 27, 2025 (U.S. and Brazil)

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil, Germany and the Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.