People in the United States, Canada and a handful of other countries around the world are counting down to Thanksgiving – one of their most popular and oldest annual holidays. The American tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to 1621 when the pilgrims gave thanks for their first bountiful harvest in Plymouth Rock.
Thanksgiving embodies compassion and generosity, kicking off a holiday season filled with joy, goodwill. Thanksgiving is fundamentally a celebration of appreciation, community and inspiration.
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When is Thanksgiving 2025?
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. In the United State, Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, which means that this year it falls on Thursday 27 November.
Thanksgiving Day is one of the busiest periods for travel in the USA. The New England colonists were accustomed to regularly celebrating “Thanksgivings,” days of prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end of a drought.
History and Controversy
Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. In the second half of the 1600s, thanksgivings after the harvest became more common and started to become annual events.
Many Have the Day Off
The Thanksgiving holiday occurs in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Most government offices, businesses, schools, universities, colleges, and other organizations are closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Days of thanksgiving in Canada also originated in the colonial period, arising from the same European traditions, in gratitude for safe journeys, peace, and bountiful harvests.
Sharing Thanksgiving quotes is a thoughtful way to express appreciation, bring warmth to your table. Below, you’ll find over 100 Thanksgiving quotes, sayings, and messages organized by theme.
Short Thanksgiving Quotes
Sometimes, simple words carry the most meaning. These short Thanksgiving quotes are easy to add to cards or social posts.
- “Gratitude is riches.” – Doris Day
- “Thanksgiving is gratitude in action.” – Anonymous
- “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.” – Melody Beattie
- “Give thanks with a grateful heart.” – Anonymous
- “Blessed are those who give without remembering and receive without forgetting.” – Anonymous
- “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
- “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop
- “Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – G.K. Chesterton
- “Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” – Gertrude Stein
- “Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” – Maya Angelou
Thanksgiving Captions for Social Media
- “Grateful, thankful, blessed.”
- “Pass the turkey and the gratitude.”
- “Thankful today and every day.”
- “Pumpkin spice and everything nice.”
- “Eat, drink, and be thankful.”
- “Leftovers are for quitters.”
- “Serving looks and turkey.”
- “Gather, give thanks, and feast.”
- “Feast mode: on.”
- “Happiness is homemade this Thanksgiving.”
Thanksgiving 2025 will celebrate on Thursday, November 27. In some cities and towns, there are parades during the Thanksgiving weekend. The Day After Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, is a holiday in more than 20 states.
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