What is the history of Thanksgiving?Īs you may recall from elementary school, the pilgrims are the ones who first started Thanksgiving. Eventually, Congress stepped in to end confusion: On December 26, 1941, Roosevelt signed a resolution, naming the fourth Thursday in November as the Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday. Roosevelt switched it to the second to last Thursday in fear that a later holiday would shorten the Christmas shopping season. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving, but a few decades later, Franklin D. George Washington named Thursday, Novemthe “Day of Publick Thanksgivin” - and the holiday has been celebrated on a Thursday ever since. While we don’t know exactly which day of the week the pilgrims had their first Thanksgiving, it’s traditionally been held in November. The date for Thanksgiving changes every year, depending on when that fourth Thursday lands. Why does it fall on the fourth Thursday of November? Looking ahead, Thanksgiving will fall on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Thursday, November 28, 2024. True to tradition, it falls on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday, November 24, 2022.

Keep reading to learn when Turkey Day falls in 2022, along with some interesting intel on why the holiday's date changes year to year. There is a real, historic reason why this particular day was chosen. You probably know that Thanksgiving is always celebrated on a Thursday, but why Thursday? And why is it always the fourth Thursday of November? It’s not simply an excuse to enjoy a four-day weekend every November, and it’s not because Thursday happens to sound a bit like the word turkey.

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