Thanksgiving - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

Hari Pengucapan Syukur (bahasa Inggris: Thanksgiving Day) adalah hari libur di Amerika Utara untuk mengucapkan terima kasih dan rasa bersyukur di akhir musim panen. Hari Pengucapan Syukur adalah hari libur resmi di Amerika Serikat yang jatuh pada Kamis keempat di bulan November. Di Kanada, Thanksgiving jatuh pada hari Senin kedua di bulan Oktober.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S. chain store business Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, with both parades four years younger than the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia. The three-hour Macy's event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.

Pesta Hari Pengucapan Syukur yang pertama diadakan tahun 1619 di Koloni Inggris yang sekarang disebut Perkebunan Berkeley di Virginia, dan di Plymouth, Massachusetts pada tahun 1621. Di Amerika Serikat, hari libur Thanksgiving yang selalu jatuh pada hari Kamis menjadi hari pertama dari akhir pekan yang lamanya 4 hari. Bagi sebagian pegawai (78% pada tahun 2007), hari Thanksgiving dan hari Jumat sesudahnya dijadikan hari libur yang digaji. Selain dari itu, pegawai dengan sistem cuti yang bisa diambil sewaktu-waktu dapat meminta cuti di hari sesudah Thanksgiving.