Thanksgiving Dayd Thursday, 25 November Celebrated in USA and Canada in the United States thanksgiving day Thanksgiving is harvest day that was originally a show of gratitude to God. Today Thanksgiving is the only non-religious holiday celebrated in the United States. Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November each year. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. Americans spend time with their families and eat big meals together. The traditionally popular food is turkey The reason for eating turkey is Benjamin’s words Franklin that “Turkeys are respectable animals” and should be considered the national animal of the United States. Turkey has become a food celebrate special occasions.