Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day
A typical Thanksgiving dinner in the United States
Observed by	Countries Canada Germany Liberia Saint Lucia United States Sub-national entities Leiden (Netherlands) Norfolk Island (Australia) Territories of the United States Territories of Canada
Type	National, cultural
Date	1st Sunday in October (Germany) 2nd Monday in October (Canada) 1st Thursday in November (Liberia) Last Wednesday in November (Norfolk Island) 4th Thursday in November (United States and Brazil)
2024 date	October 6, 2024 (Germany); October 14, 2024 (Canada); November 7, 2024 (Liberia); November 27, 2024 (Norfolk Island); November 28, 2024 (U.S. and Brazil)
2025 date	October 5, 2025 (Germany); October 13, 2025 (Canada); November 6, 2025 (Liberia); November 26, 2025 (Norfolk Island); November 27, 2025 (U.S. and Brazil)

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil, Germany and the Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a secular holiday as well.