Thanksgiving (disambiguation)
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Thanksgiving
is a harvest festival
in several countries, particularly
Thanksgiving may also refer to:
Architecture and sculpture
Literature
Film and television
Music
Religion
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
is a harvest festival
Harvest festival
A Harvest Festival is an annual celebration which occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times throughout the world...
in several countries, particularly
- Thanksgiving (Canada)Thanksgiving (Canada)Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day , occurring on the second Monday in October , is an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season....
, a holiday on the second Monday in October - Thanksgiving (United States)Thanksgiving (United States)Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday,...
, a holiday on the fourth Thursday in November
Thanksgiving may also refer to:
Architecture and sculpture
- Thanksgiving CandleThanksgiving CandleThe Thanksgiving Candle is a monument and chapel in Soroca, Moldova.-Overview:The monument was initiated by Ion Druţă. The monument, which is some tall, symbolizes a candle and is called "Lumânarea Recunoştinţei" or "monumentul lui Badea Mior". It represents a tribute to the anonymous heroes who...
, a monument in the Republic of Moldova
Literature
- Thanksgiving (novel)Thanksgiving (novel)Thanksgiving is a book published by Michael Dibdin in 2000.In it Tony, the British husband of recently deceased Lucy, visits her previous husband, Darryl Bob Allen, who lives in seclusion, running a filling station in Nevada....
, a book by Michael Dibdin
Film and television
- Thanksgiving (2004 film)Thanksgiving (2004 film)Thanksgiving is an American short film released in 2004. It was directed by Tom Donahue and starred Yolonda Ross, William Mahoney and James Urbaniak.- Plot :Yolonda is a young woman fleeing an unwanted commitment...
, a 2004 film - Thanksgiving (2006 film)Thanksgiving (2006 film)Thanksgiving is a 2006 slasher film produced by Screen Screams Pictures. It is not to be confused with the faux trailer of the same name created by Eli Roth for the 2007 film Grindhouse...
, a 2006 horror film - "Thanksgiving", a fake trailer directed by Eli Roth as part of the movie Grindhouse
- "Thanksgiving" (Heroes)Thanksgiving (Heroes)"Thanksgiving" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-ninth episode overall. The episode aired on November 23, 2009.-Plot:...
, an episode of the TV series Heroes - "Thanksgiving" (That '70s Show episode), an episode of the TV series That '70s Show
- "Thanksgiving" (Family Guy)Thanksgiving (Family Guy)"Thanksgiving" is the sixth episode of the tenth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. The episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 20, 2011. The episode follows the Griffin family, and several of their neighbors, as they celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday...
, an episode of the TV series Family Guy
Music
- Thanksgiving (band)Thanksgiving (band)Thanksgiving, AOK, and A.O., are the names under which Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Adrian Orange performs. Officially adopting the "Thanksgiving" moniker around 1999–2000, Orange played experimental folk music, often accompanying himself on electric guitar...
, a moniker used by Adrian Orange - "Thanksgiving Day", a song by Do As Infinity released on the album Minus V
Religion
- Songs of thanksgivingSongs of thanksgiving-Origin:During the temple service during the days of the temple, a series of thanksgiving prayers were recited. These have since become incorporated into daily prayer.-Placement in service:...
, a series of daily prayers in Judaism - Thanksgiving offering, an offering historically made in the Jewish temple
See also
- Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving DayVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving DayVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders is a public holiday in Croatia which is held as a memorial to its War of Independence, celebrated on August 5...
, a Croatian national holiday on August 5 - Labor Thanksgiving Day, a JapaneseJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
national holiday on November 23