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In the United States, is Thanksgiving Day a religious holiday?
Aliza Farrell
Thanks giving a very religious holiday. We should give thanks to God that day and thank God for everthing he gives us.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agothere is no one religeon
Anonymous
Thanksgiving in the US (and also Canada, a month earlier) is a civil holiday that has religious overtones in the sense that many (but by no means all) religious groups have embraced it.
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How is Thanksgiving different from Hanukkah?
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks. While the United States Thanksgiving began with the pilgrims 1621, it is not necessarily a religious holiday. Canada celebrates their Thanksgiving on the first Monday of October. The two are not related. Hanukkah is a religious holiday observed by people of the Jewish faith throughout the world.
What day comes after labor day?
In the United States, the next federal holiday is Thanksgiving.
When did Thanksgiving stop being a holiday?
Thanksgiving has not stopped being a holiday in the United States or Canada.
Why don't they celebrate Thanksgiving in Turkey?
Because Thanksgiving is a holiday of The United States.
What is the religion of Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is a National Holiday in the United States and Canada. It is not a religious observance, though the majority of the originators were Christian. It is a time for all people to give thanks for the things that they have.
What country celebrates the holiday called Thanksgiving in November?
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the third Thursday of November. During the time US President Lincoln was in office, he was pressured by Protestant religious leaders to make the traditional feast day of Protestants a national holiday. Since the overwhelming population in that time was some form of Protestantism, Lincoln made the day, Thanksgiving, a national holiday.
What mouth is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is a United States holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November.
Who appointed Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
The first president of the united states, George Washington.
Is Thanksgiving the fourth week of November?
Yes, Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
What do Turkish people do on thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is not a Turkish Holiday. Thanksgiving is primarily celebrated in the United States and Canada. They would eat what they normally do on any other day.
What are some holiday words that begin with a th?
· Thanksgiving (celebrated 4th Thursday of November in United States)
Who issued the proclamation making thanksgiving a US holiday?
As President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in the US.
