Why do Jehovah's Witnesses not celebrate Thanksgiving?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses object to the religious origins of the celebration.

Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival traditionally associated with giving thanks to God for the harvest. According to Wikipedia the celebration is "historically religious in origin"

It is a pagan celebration and that is why they don't do Christmas, Easter birthdays Halloween etc. Well if you ask me (I'm a Witness) you should be thankful everyday not just one day or the year.

Answer:

Google the origin of Thanksgiving Day. It was said to be a celebration of the harvest . Jehovah's Witnesses would not participate in such a celebration. Many criticize the celebration accusing the United States and European settlers of whitewashing a genocide and injustice against Native Americans.

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Thanksgiving.

(Many American Indians do not celebrate Thanksgiving either.)

Jehovah's Witnesses always consider the origins of any celebration / what it represents / and the implications of connecting with the celebration. (I'll spare you the details.)

The words 'thanks' and 'thanksgiving' occur in the New Testament over 40 times. In fact Ephesians 5:20 states: ". . . give thanks always for all things to God"

Jehovah's Witnesses do not want to convey to others the idea that they believe in one-day-a-year gratitude.

Answer 3

In a way we do but we don't do it on this particular day only. We believe that we should be thankful to our god (Jehovah) every day including on thanksgiving.