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* '''U.S.'''
* '''U.S.'''
: The harvest festival held by the British colonists and the native Wampanoag tribe in 1621 is the origin of Thanksgiving.<ref name="Thanksgivingday">[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day Thanksgiving Day] ''Britannica''</ref> In 1623, the State of Massachusetts declared the Thanksgiving Day,<ref name="파이낸스" /> and in 1789, the first President of the United States, George Washington, established November 26 as a national holiday.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/november-26/ Thanksgiving Day, Today in History -  November 26], ''LIBRARY OF CONGRESS''</ref><ref>1789, United States Facts and Dates, Lionel De Leon, 2012, pg. 9</ref> However, the third President, Thomas Jefferson, excluded Thanksgiving from a national holiday, claiming that it was British, so it was kept in only a few states.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-thanksgiving-south-history-20171223-story.html |title=In America, there was a time when even ‘Thanksgiving’ was a fightin’ word |website=Los Angeles Times |publisher=  |date=November 23, 2017 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In the 1840s, American writer Sarah Josepha Hale insisted on keeping Thanksgiving as an annual feast by launching a national Thanksgiving campaign.<ref>[https://www.almanac.com/sarah-josepha-hale-godmother-thanksgiving#:~:text=On%20October%203%2C%201863%2C%20he,at%20the%20age%20of%2090. Sarah Josepha Hale: The Godmother of Thanksgiving], October 28, 2021, ''Almanac.com''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://time.com/4577082/thanksgiving-holiday-history-origins/ |title=Thanksgiving Wasn't Always a National Holiday. This Woman Made It Happen |website=HISTORY, TIME |publisher=  |date=November 23, 2016 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln officially declared Thursday, November 26, as Thanksgiving Day to arouse patriotism during the Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/lincoln-and-thanksgiving.htm |title=Lincoln and Thanksgiving |website=National Park Service |publisher=  |date= |year= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in accordance with a joint resolution of Congress in 1941 and a proclamation issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.<ref name="Thanksgivingday" /><br>
: The harvest festival held by the British colonists and the native Wampanoag tribe in 1621 is the origin of Thanksgiving.<ref name="Thanksgivingday">[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day Thanksgiving Day] ''Britannica''</ref> In 1623, the State of Massachusetts declared the Thanksgiving Day,<ref name="파이낸스" /> and in 1789, the first President of the United States, George Washington, established November 26 as a national holiday.<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/november-26/ Thanksgiving Day, Today in History -  November 26], ''LIBRARY OF CONGRESS''</ref><ref>1789, United States Facts and Dates, Lionel De Leon, 2012, pg. 9</ref> However, the third President, Thomas Jefferson, excluded Thanksgiving from a national holiday, claiming that it was British, so it was kept in only a few states.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-thanksgiving-south-history-20171223-story.html |title=In America, there was a time when even ‘Thanksgiving’ was a fightin’ word |website=Los Angeles Times |publisher=  |date=November 23, 2017 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In the 1840s, American writer Sarah Josepha Hale insisted on keeping Thanksgiving as an annual feast by launching a national Thanksgiving campaign.<ref>[https://www.almanac.com/sarah-josepha-hale-godmother-thanksgiving#:~:text=On%20October%203%2C%201863%2C%20he,at%20the%20age%20of%2090. Sarah Josepha Hale: The Godmother of Thanksgiving], October 28, 2021, ''Almanac.com''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://time.com/4577082/thanksgiving-holiday-history-origins/ |title=Thanksgiving Wasn't Always a National Holiday. This Woman Made It Happen |website=HISTORY, TIME |publisher=  |date=November 23, 2016 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln officially declared Thursday, November 26, as Thanksgiving Day to arouse patriotism during the Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/lincoln-and-thanksgiving.htm |title=Lincoln and Thanksgiving |website=National Park Service |publisher=  |date= |year= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Thanksgiving is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in accordance with a joint resolution of Congress in 1941 and a proclamation issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On this day each city holds a colorful parade.<ref name="Thanksgivingday" /><br>


* '''Canada'''
* '''Canada'''