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Under "Fixing a date" subheading "Canada" the following line is incorrect: "The first official Canadian Thanksgiving occurred on April 15, 1872, when the nation was celebrating the Prince of Wales' recovery from a serious illness.[31]" - erroneous citation (citation does not match details in sentence) and the date is incorrect.
It is complicated, the first official Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1859;
the first official post-confederation (so when Canada was its own country and not just a colony) was April 5 1872 (and this was we are officially giving thanks for the prince of whales (King Edward VII) getting better). But that's not the typical Thanksgiving celebrated at the end of a season that was more like a day of national giving thanks for our health
It was officially established as the second Monday in October in 1957.
So I am suggesting change to "Canadians have also long celebrated Thanksgiving in the fall and as they established themselves as a country officially set a day; their first official Thanksgiving occured throughout the nation in 1859; post-confederation they celebrated an official thanksgiving on April 5 1872 in celebration of the Prince of Whales recovering from an illness. It became an annual event celebrated on Nov 6 beginning in 1879, following years were set by parliament until 1957 when it became officially established as the second Monday in October" Rmcnamee99 (talk) 16:26, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A story was mentioned already in the Holy Quran, chapter of the Table (or chapter 5), verses 112 to 115:
112- So when the Hebrews asked:” hey Jesus Son of Mary, could your Lord (God) be sending us down, from heaven, a feast table?
Jesus Exclaimed saying: “ don’t you fear God (Allah)? You suppose to be true believers?
113- they said: “ we only wish to eat something from heaven, reassuring our hearts, so we’ll make sure you’re truly real. We’ll promise to bear witnesses of it.
114- Then Jesus Prayed God and said: “ Elohim, our Lord, would you please, send down to us, from heaven, a feast table, that will become a thanksgiving celebration for all of us, and the upcoming generations, as a heavenly sign from you. Please fill us with your provisions, for you are the best of Providers.
115- Allah answered: “ I am, indeed descending it down to you. Though whoever denies among you, will be severely punished, like no one else in the world. Alexlegrand31 (talk) 07:17, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Why no references to the mystic massacre? It should be noted that this was the context for the first thanksgiving celebrations, the people know that and to not mention it not only is failing the memory of the victims but it also really looks bad for the integrity of the wikipedia project ~2025-37144-38 (talk) 08:26, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Even if that were true, that would be going off on a tangent. But it isn't true. The Patuxet and Wampanoag in Plymouth and Pequots in Mystic were different communities in different places. Largoplazo (talk) 17:37, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Please remove the final clause
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated etc. in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Germany.
as follows
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated etc. in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia.
Reason: This claim in the lead is not supported by a reference or by any mention in the main text. A quick look at the German WIkipedia page confirms that there is no American-style Thanksgiving in Germany, and in fact the German Wikipedia page stresses the large difference between Thanksgiving and the German independently evolved religious harvest festival. ~2026-22400-01 (talk) 10:15, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I have removed the details on germany from the info box. Can you provide any citation that proves switzerland and kazakhstan doesn't celebrate this day. Also, give reasons for adding harvest fastival in this page!. Thank you. Regards, VerdictByLogic - Let's Discuss14:05, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. In general, it is always difficult to find a source which states that something does not exist. But what I can easily offer is this: Neither Switzerland nor Kazakhstan are mentioned at all in the present Thanksgiving article, except in the unsourced infobox. Looking at the German Wikipedia article for Thanksgiving (German being the main language of Switzerland), there is no mention of Switzerland observing Thanksgiving, it is described as a purely American phenomenon. As for Kazakhstan, here is a Wikipedia page listing the public and "Other" holidays: Public_holidays_in_Kazakhstan. Again, no mention of Thanksgiving in Kazakhstan - they observe Islamic holidays, not Christian holidays, as you would expect from an Islamic nation. As concerns my proposed disambiguation link in the lead, I believe the German mistake proves that a disambiguation link is needed at the beginning of the article. At present the disambiguation is hidden away much further down in the section Thanksgiving#Similarly_named_holidays.
Please remove Switzerland and Kazakhstan from infobox
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Please remove Switzerland and Kazakhstan from the infobox.
Reason: neither Switzerland nor Kazakhstan are mentioned at all in the present Thanksgiving article, except in the unsourced infobox. Looking at the German Wikipedia article for Thanksgiving (German being the main language of Switzerland), there is no mention of Switzerland observing Thanksgiving, it is described as a purely American phenomenon. As for Kazakhstan, here is a Wikipedia page listing the public and "Other" holidays: Public_holidays_in_Kazakhstan. Again, no mention of Thanksgiving in Kazakhstan - they observe Islamic holidays, not Christian holidays, as you would expect from an Islamic nation. Thank you. ~2026-22400-01 (talk) 06:30, 22 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 17:14, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
Done. Thank you. Regards, VerdictByLogic - Let's Discuss 10:31, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
