Thanksgiving Day Definition

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The fourth Thursday of November, observed as a legal holiday in the United States to commemorate the feast held at Plymouth in 1621 by the Pilgrim colonists and members of the Wampanoag people and marked by the expression of gratitude for harvest and health.
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The second Monday of October, celebrated in Canada by the expression of gratitude for harvest and health.
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  • Among other events which made the streets gay and centred in processions to St Paul's may be specially mentioned the Thanksgiving Day on the 27th of February 1872 for the recovery of the prince of Wales after his dangerous illness; and the rejoicings at the Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887, and the Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

  • Nearly one year ago Sandy Gordon and his lovely redheaded second wife Natalie attend the Macy 's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.

  • And then I tell you we 'd have a thanksgiving day and Christmas tree combined.

  • Normal hours of operation are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Each year, this mall is closed on Easter (some stores are open from noon until 6 p.m.), Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

  • The museum is open daily except for Mondays from mid-March through the Thanksgiving Day weekend.

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