Holiday, the fourth Thursday in November every year, the day off, but Thanksgiving Day in the United States generally from Thursday to Sunday, so the United States Thanksgiving Day holiday 4 days.

The fourth Thursday of November is the traditional Thanksgiving Day in the United States. In the minds of Americans, Thanksgiving is second only to Christmas in importance. It is a day of thanksgiving, people go to church to do thanksgiving prayer according to the custom; it is a day of reunion, people in the south and north of the world to get together to share the turkey; it is also a day of celebration, up and down the country to organize a variety of carnival activities.

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Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the United States and Canada*** that was first celebrated in the United States, originally to thank the Indians, and then people often thanked others on this day. Since 1941, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November every year in this day will be two days off, are to reunite with their families, no matter how busy it is.

In the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving, and it was decided on an ad hoc basis by each U.S. state. It wasn't until 1863, after U.S. independence, that President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. in 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day each year. The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.