Most American and Canadian Jews celebrate both of those holidays.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks. While the United States Thanksgiving began with the pilgrims 1621, it is not necessarily a religious holiday. Canada celebrates their Thanksgiving on the first Monday of October. The two are not related. Hanukkah is a religious holiday observed by people of the Jewish faith throughout the world.
Thanksgiving Day traditionally celebrates the arrival of the first pilgrims to America.
Canada and the United StatesCanada celebrates Thanksgiving on the third Monday in October and the United States celebrates Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November.
Hanukkah goes according to the Hebrew calendar and can occur at any time in late November or the month of December. Thanksgiving is in late November.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October.
They never happen at the same time. The latest Diwal can start is mid November. The absolute earliest date Hanukkah can start is the last few days of november, but 90% of the time, it starts in December. A calendar of Diwali dates shows that it won't even be close to Hanukkah (with two weeks of each other) for at least the next 50 years.
Hanukkah is the holiday. It's celebrated by Jewish people.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.
Hanukkah is older. Hanukkah celebrates an event that took place in 165 BCE. Christmas celebrates an event that took place in 4 BCE.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.
No. But on different days of the year
Because that was the day that the pilgrims and the Indians had their big feast