What is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays in the United States: a day for family, a turkey dinner, parades and football, and for saying what you are grateful for.
When is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving in the United States is always the fourth Thursday of November, so it falls between the 22nd and the 28th. Canada keeps its own Thanksgiving earlier, on the second Monday of October.
Ways to mark the day
- Plan the menu, and who brings which dish.
- Say what you are thankful for around the table.
- Watch the parade in the morning.
How the countdown works
The date is worked out for every year, so the clock always counts down to the next one. It counts on your own device’s time and reaches zero at midnight where you are. Full screen puts it on a classroom board or a big screen, and Your own event counts down to a date of your own instead.
Holidays with a new date every year
- Countdown to Easter
- Countdown to Orthodox Easter
- Countdown to Mardi Gras
- Countdown to Ramadan
- Countdown to Eid al-Fitr
- Countdown to Eid al-Adha
- Countdown to Diwali
- Countdown to Chinese New Year
- Countdown to Hanukkah
- Countdown to Passover
- Countdown to Rosh Hashanah
- Countdown to Black Friday
- Countdown to Cyber Monday