• Want to know more about the Thanksgiving holiday? If you'd like to fill your head full of facts about Thanksgiving to dazzle friends and family filling their bellies during Thanksgiving dinner, look no further! Mahalo's page offers some of the very best tidbits about the festive holiday.

• 1. Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday in November
  2. Thanksgiving 2008: November 27
  3. Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of OctoberHolidays.net: When is Thanksgiving? (Canada)
  4. First Thanksgiving feast was observed by the Mayflower pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in 1621Thanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  5. Thanksgiving declared a national holiday in the U.S. by then-President Abraham Lincoln in 1863National Turkey Foundation: Turkey History & Trivia
  6. Turkey is a traditional dish served at a majority of Thanksgiving dinners
  7. National Turkey Federation says nearly 88 percent of Americans consume turkey on Thanksgiving DayNational Turkey Foundation: Turkey History & Trivia
  8. Federation estimates Americans ate 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving 2007National Turkey Foundation: Turkey History & Trivia
  9. Benjamin Franklin hoped to have the turkey named the official bird of the United StatesThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  10. Thomas Jefferson opposed Franklin's idea; some believe Franklin nicknamed the turkey "Tom" to spite JeffersonThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
  11. Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year
  12. 2007: Nearly 39 million Americans said they would travel 50 miles or more to Thanksgiving holiday destinationsHistory.com: Thanksgiving Fun Facts
  13. The day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, is one of the busiest shopping days of the year
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