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🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSaint Patrick's Day in the United States An annual celebration of Irish heritage across America with parades, feasts and green dyeFestival · Dinner

🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesThanksgiving An annual American holiday of gratitude, family gatherings and an autumn harvest feastFestival · Dinner

🇨🇦 CanadaThanksgivingAction de grâce An annual Canadian autumn holiday celebrating the harvest with family feastsFestival · Dinner

🇺🇸 Manhattan, United StatesJews and Thanksgiving An American national holiday kept by most US Jews, and debated by their rabbisFestival · Dinner

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Thanksgiving: Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, Public domain, source
Thanksgiving: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Saint Patrick's Day in the United States: White House/Chuck Kennedy, Public domain, source
Jews and Thanksgiving: Executive Committee of Congregation Shearith Israel., Public domain, source

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