Thanksgiving Day

E74051
cultural observance national holiday public holiday

Thanksgiving Day is a major U.S. national holiday celebrated in late November, centered on giving thanks, sharing a festive meal (traditionally featuring turkey), and spending time with family and friends.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Thanksgiving 10
Thanksgiving Day canonical 8
Thanksgiving (United States) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural observance ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
surface form: Thanksgiving

Turkey Day ⓘ
associatedActivity donating food to the needy ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ
giving thanks ⓘ
sharing a festive meal ⓘ
volunteering at charities ⓘ
watching American football games ⓘ
watching parades ⓘ
associatedEvent Macy’s Day Parade ⓘ
surface form: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

U.S. Thanksgiving football games ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance celebration of harvest and blessings ⓘ
expression of gratitude ⓘ
currentUSDateFixedBy United States Congress ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Congress
currentUSDateFixedYear 1941 ⓘ
dateRuleCanada second Monday in October ⓘ
dateRuleUS fourth Thursday in November ⓘ
dayOfWeekObserved Thursday ⓘ
establishedAsAnnualUSHolidayBy Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
establishedAsAnnualUSHolidayYear 1863 ⓘ
federalHolidayIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstNationalProclamationBy George Washington ⓘ
firstNationalProclamationYear 1789 ⓘ
historicalAssociation Pilgrims ⓘ
surface form: Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony

Wampanoag people ⓘ
legalHolidayIn all U.S. states ⓘ
monthObserved November ⓘ
observedIn Canada ⓘ
Grenada ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ
Norfolk Island ⓘ
Saint Lucia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf U.S. holiday season ⓘ
precedes Black Friday shopping ⓘ
surface form: Black Friday
religiousOrigin Protestant Christian traditions ⓘ
theme family togetherness ⓘ
gratitude ⓘ
sharing and generosity ⓘ
typicalDessert apple pie ⓘ
pumpkin pie ⓘ
typicalMainDish roast turkey ⓘ
typicalSideDish cranberry sauce ⓘ
green bean casserole ⓘ
mashed potatoes ⓘ
stuffing ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade → associatedWith → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
America’s Hometown → associatedWithHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving in the United States
Pilgrims → commemoratedOn → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving Day (United States)
Home for the Holidays → setDuring → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
November → associatedWithInUnitedStates → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
November → containsHolidayInUnitedStates → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
American culture → importantHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
Holiday Inn → holidayTheme → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
NFC East rivalry → typicalGameSlot → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving Day (Cowboys home games)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles → hasTheme → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving holiday
Thanksgiving Day → alsoKnownAs → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
Macy's → occursOn → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
First Thanksgiving (1621) → hasAssociatedHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving (United States)
Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry → holidayAssociation → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
American cuisine → associatedWithHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
The Last Waltz concert by The Band → associatedWithHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
subject surface form: The Last Waltz (concert)
Macy’s Day Parade → dayOfYear → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Black Friday shopping → occursAfter → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
Brigid Blake → associatedWithHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
Neil Page (fictional character) → holidayAssociatedWithStory → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Neil Page
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
Son in Law → featuresHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving games → dayHeld → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
Thanksgiving games → associatedWithHoliday → Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thanksgiving