Everyone have a blessed and holy feastday of St. John the Almsgiver and St. Nilus...
Thanksgiving? Not really.
CIRCULAR UKASE
UKASE of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
To All Diocesan Bishops and Parish Rectors Directly Under the President of the Synod of Bishops in the United States.
The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia on January 22/February 4, 1985, HEARD
the oral report of Archbishop Anthony of San Francisco, that in the United States of America there is the pious custom of marking the civil holiday known as Thanksgiving Day with prayers of thanksgiving. In several of our parishes a Supplicatory Service of Thanksgiving is served on this day. This custom ought to be legitimized.
RESOLVED: In the Russian Orthodox churches within the United States of America to establish the serving of supplicatory services of thanksgiving, which are to replace petitions of thanksgiving during the Reiterate Litany, if the Liturgy is celebrated on that day.
[Resolved also:] To send out an encyclical directive concerning this to all the diocesan bishops and the rectors of those parishes within the United States of America which are subject directly to the President of the Synod.
President of the Synod of Bishops
+Metropolitan Philaret
Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
+Bishop Gregory
20 February/5 March 1985
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OrthodoxyOrDeath
Tom, Tom, Tom, always liking to see anything that might look like an "update" to Holy Tradition.
This may be well and fine for the ROCOR in America, and yet still does not negate the fact the it is NOT the feastday of "Thanksgiving" on any Orthodox calendar [EDIT: meaning there are minor differences between certain church calendars, and not to mean the ecumenist one]. My original post simply points out that people calling themselves Orthodox should not forget who's feastday it really is. 
And since wegive "thanks" everyday in our prayers, it makes a special day for it a bit redundant, even if it is not uncalled for - it is never uncalled for.
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This year we were able to eat turkey.... though I was a bit sick & ended up eating just a ham sandwich while I sat home alone. 
When Thanksgiving is during lent we usually just eat some good fish.
Thanksgiving might be redundent as we do give thanks in our prayers, however, every once in a while a good jolting reminder to do so is a good idea, just like we are supposed to pray for the dead every day, but there are specific days for it as well throughout the year. If you say that prayers are redundent, then all molebni having to do with thanks should be discontinued, as well as all ponihidi.