Multiple choice general knowledge culture

The reason Thanksgiving was moved up a week was...

  1. because the public wanted it moved

  2. to lengthen the Christmas shopping season

  3. to ward off evil spirits

  4. to put it in line with the original Thanksgiving ceremony

  5. so it would be during warmer weather
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

FDR moved Thanksgiving up a week in 1939 specifically to lengthen the Christmas shopping season and boost the economy during the Great Depression. Retailers had lobbied for the longer holiday shopping period.

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