Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022: Know the lineup, route, time and what else to expect

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated by Americans on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, Thanksgiving falls on November 24.

Thanksgiving Day is also celebrated in Germany, Brazil, Japan and other countries. In Canada, it is celebrated on the second Monday of October.

Thanksgiving has long been celebrated as an annual national holiday in America. It also marks the start of the holiday season.

The first Thanksgiving Day was said to be celebrated in 1621 when the English settlers in Plymouth, US, shared their harvest feast with the Native American people called Wampanoag.

Americans celebrate this day to pay gratitude to God for giving them food and a good harvest.

Thanksgiving marks togetherness. So people who live away from family make sure they return home to eat meals together, like in olden times.

The feast generally includes turkey and pumpkin pie.

Turkey is central to the Thanksgiving celebrations in America. In fact, the President of the US has a ritual of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey on the morning of the celebration.

An annual Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City every year. It is one of the largest parades in the world and consists of giant cartoon balloons that float in the sky. Dancers and marching bands add revelry to the celebrations.