Thanksgiving Day, or Thanksgiving Holiday is presently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. It did not become a federal holiday until 1941. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God, but it is now considered a secular holiday as well.

Today the landing of the pilgrims is part of the tradition of American celebration of Thanksgiving, and celebrates the freedom Americans have to pratice the religion of their own choice..