Thanksgiving 2025: When it is this year, why it is celebrated, and who the pilgrims were. Everything you need to know about America's harvest holiday
Published on: Nov. 24, 2025, 11:21 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Thanksgiving always lands on the fourth Thursday of November. In 2025, Thanksgiving will be celebrated on November 27. This fixed date became law in 1941 after decades of confusion. Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official national holiday in 1863 during the Civil War, hoping to unify a fractured nation. But it wasn't federally fixed until December 26, 1941, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a joint congressional resolution making the fourth Thursday permanent after years of calendar chaos. Thanksgiving 2025: When it is celebrated and The Fourth Thursday Rule
