Thanksgiving,orThanksgivingDay,isaholidaycelebratedintheUnitedStatesonthefourthThursdayinNovember.
Ithasofficiallybeenanannualtraditionsince1863,when,duringtheCivilWar,PresidentAbrahamLincolnproclaimedanationaldayofthanksgivingtobecelebratedonThursday,November26.[1]AsafederalandpopularholidayintheU.S.,Thanksgivingisoneofthemajorholidaysoftheyear.
TogetherwithChristmasandtheNewYear,Thanksgivingisapartofthebroaderholidayseason.
ksgivingdayinamericaisconsideredasatimetoofferthanks,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals,suchasturkeys,pumpkinpie,earealwaysholidayparadesandhotballoonsonthatday.