Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States. It was celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. A lot of  other places around the world have similar celebrations. Even though Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated around the world in a secular manner as well.