Thanksgiving Holidays 2019 Date - Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
What is Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving Day is a national festival celebrated mainly in the United States and Canada. It is also known as the harvest festival. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. On this day Schools and Offices remain closed. When is Thanksgiving Day? In Canada, Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated on 2nd Monday, in October 2019. In the USA, Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday of November. This year on 2019 Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 28. What's for Thanksgiving Dinner? Traditional Thanksgiving Meal Rotate around Turkey. That's why it's also known as Turkey Day. Most Thanksgiving turkeys are stuffed with a mix of bread cubes, chopped celery, carrots, onions and sage for roasting. Chestnuts, chopped bacon or sausage, and raisins or apples are also sometimes included in the stuffing. The turkey is usu...