Liberia’s Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday observed on the first Thursday of November to give thanks for the harvest.
The holiday is part of Liberia’s national calendar and reflects the country’s agricultural traditions. Families and communities may attend religious services, share meals, and express gratitude for food, health, and the year’s work.
Liberia’s Thanksgiving is not the same holiday as the United States’ Thanksgiving Day, despite the two countries’ historical connections. The United States observes its Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, while Liberia fixes the observance on the first Thursday of that month.
Liberia’s public holidays also include Independence Day on 26 July and Flag Day on 24 August. Thanksgiving is therefore a separate national observance with its own date and local customs, rather than an American holiday simply transferred unchanged to Liberia.