Countries that Celebrate Thanksgiving 2025

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GermanyIn Germany, Thanksgiving is an autumn harvest celebration called Erntedank or Erntedankfest (“Harvest Thanksgiving festival”). The observance usually takes place in September or October, depending on the region.
AustraliaIn the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Wednesday of November. The holiday was brought to the island by visiting American whaling ships.
BrazilNational Thanksgiving Day was established by President Gaspar Dutra, later set for the fourth Thursday of November. While it's not officially celebrated, tradition is observed by various American-origin families and Protestant Christian denominations.
CanadaThanksgiving in Canada, occurring on the second Monday in October, marks the end of the harvest season and is celebrated in a mostly secular manner, recognized as a statutory holiday in all provinces except New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
United KingdomThanksgiving in the UK is not widely celebrated, and there is no specific name for it. Equivalent to Thanksgiving is The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving, a celebration of the harvest and food grown on the land in the United Kingdom.
United StatesThanksgiving in the United States, typically celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, is a national holiday marked by gatherings with family and friends to give thanks and enjoy a traditional meal featuring turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.
LiberiaThanksgiving is celebrated on the first Thursday of November with different customs from the US, ranging from religious ceremonies to relaxation, some seeing it as an American imposition, while others reflect on peace after the civil war.
Saint LuciaThe nation of Saint Lucia celebrates Thanksgiving on the first Monday in October.
PhilippinesThe Philippines celebrated Thanksgiving like the United States until 1986, after President Marcos' ouster. As of 2022, Thanksgiving has regained popularity as a commercial and cultural holiday, though it no longer holds official status.
NetherlandsThough not a public holiday, Thanksgiving is observed by orthodox Protestant churches in the Netherlands on the first Wednesday in November. Those who observe the day either go to church in the evening or take the day off and go to church on this day.
RwandaUmuganura Day, celebrated on the first Friday of August, marks the start of the harvest season. Also called National Harvest Day or Thanksgiving Day, it honors Rwandan culture with traditional dances, music, and food.
  • For the purposes of this list, Thanksgiving is defined as an autumn holiday designated as a day to give thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. In many cultures, it has both spiritual and secular aspects.
  • Two additional countries celebrate holidays with similar names, but much different themes than the traditional harvest-season Thanksgiving:
  • Grenada’s “Thanksgiving Day”, celebrated on October 25, marks the anniversary of the 1983 day when US-led military forces arrived to quell a coup in which Grenada’s president had been executed.
  • Japan’s “Labor Thanksgiving Day”, which takes place on November 23, is a nod to an ancient Shinto harvest ceremony, but is now designated as a day to commemorate labor and production and give thanks to one another.