Thanksgiving Day
A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on…A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.
» Happy Thanksgiving Day.
Счастливого Дня Благодарения.
Щасливого Дня подяки.
Meaning
3 senses(Canada)A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.
(US)A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November.
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
A holiday to commemorate the invasion of Grenada by the United States and the overthrowing of the communist People's Revolutionary Government in 1983, celebrated annually on the 25th of October.
Examples
7 sentencesHappy Thanksgiving Day.
Щасливого Дня подяки. — deniko
ruСчастливого Дня Благодарения. — Hayabusa
They ate turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
You have Halloween and Thanksgiving Day.
Did you go anywhere on Thanksgiving Day?
ruТы куда-нибудь ездил на День благодарения? — marafon
deSeid ihr zum Erntedankfest irgendwohin gefahren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I think American Thanksgiving Day is too close to Christmas Day, unlike Canadian Thanksgiving Day.
Forms
plural: Thanksgiving DaysSynonyms
3 synonyms- fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag:Thanksgiving