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ThanksgivingThanksgiving, or , or Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day, celebrated , celebrated on the fourth Thursday in on the fourth Thursday in November, at the end of the November, at the end of the harvest season, is an annual harvest season, is an annual AmericanAmerican Federal Federal holidayholiday to to express express thanksthanks for one's material for one's material and spiritual possessions.and spiritual possessions.

The period from Thanksgiving The period from Thanksgiving Day to Day to NewNew Year'sYear's DayDay often is often is called the called the holidayholiday seasonseason. Most . Most people celebrate by gathering at people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a home with family or friends for a holiday feast.holiday feast.

Though the holiday's origins can be Though the holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals that have traced to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures been celebrated in many cultures since ancient, the American holiday since ancient, the American holiday has religious undertones related to has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after settlers by Native Americans after the brutal winter at Plymouth, the brutal winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.Massachusetts.

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Though the earliest attested Though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on Thanksgiving celebration was on SeptemberSeptember 8 8, 1565 in what is , 1565 in what is now now Saint Saint AugustineAugustine, Florida, Florida, the , the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at venerated as having occurred at the site of the site of PlymouthPlymouth PlantationPlantation, , in 1621. in 1621.

Today, Thanksgiving is Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second celebrated on the second Monday of October in Monday of October in CanadaCanada and on the fourth Thursday of and on the fourth Thursday of November in the November in the UnitedUnited StatesStates. .

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ThanksgivingThanksgiving dinnerdinner is held on this day, is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members. In usually as a gathering of family members. In the Thanksgiving dinner there are stuffed the Thanksgiving dinner there are stuffed baked potatoes, a tasty looking side-dish of baked potatoes, a tasty looking side-dish of green beans and cashews.green beans and cashews.

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