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Today Is Thanksgiving Day In US- Fourth Thursday Of November by valentineuwakwe(m): 11:54am On Nov 22, 2018
Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed.
Family Celebration

Thanksgiving Day is a day for people in the US to give thanks for what they have. Families and friends get together for a meal, which traditionally includes a roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, gravy, and pumpkin pie.

In some cities and towns, there are parades during the Thanksgiving weekend. In most areas, these festivities also mark the opening of the Christmas shopping season.

Long Weekend in More Than 20 States

The Day After Thanksgiving, also know as Black Friday, is a holiday in more than 20 states. It's common to take trips and visit family and friends during the long weekend.

Many Have the Day Off

Most government offices, businesses, schools, universities, colleges, and other organizations are closed on Thanksgiving Day. Many offices and businesses allow staff to have a long four-day weekend for Thanksgiving, so these offices and businesses are also closed on the Day after Thanksgiving Day. Public transit systems usually do not operate on their regular timetables.

Thanksgiving Day is one of the busiest periods for travel in the USA. This can cause congestion and overcrowding. Seasonal parades and busy football games can also cause disruption to local traffic.

A little History:
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival . Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by George Washington after a request by Congress.
Thomas Jefferson chose not to observe the holiday, and its celebration was intermittent until the presidency of Abraham Lincoln , when Thanksgiving became a federal holiday in 1863, during the American Civil War . Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent
Father who dwelleth in the Heavens," to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the date was changed to the fourth Thursday in November, an innovation that endures to this day. Together with Christmas and the New Year , Thanksgiving is a part of the broader fall–winter holiday season in the U.S.

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Re: Today Is Thanksgiving Day In US- Fourth Thursday Of November by minework1111(m): 7:09pm On Nov 12, 2019
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