Across the United States, people are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Inspired by the day and having a moment before I get ready for the festivities of eating, drinking, and enjoying good company, I want to write about capitalizing the word day in holidays.
Around individual holidays celebrated in the U.S., people often wonder about day. Yes, day is capitalized. For example:
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Kamehameha Day
- Columbus Day
- Election Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Father’s Day
- Veterans Day
- Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Lynn
what about Thanksgiving Weekend / weekend ?
Thanksgiving weekend is correct.
I was asked to offer a prayer of thanksgiving before we started the harvest.
Martin, your capitalization is correct. Thanks for stopping by.
Lynn
Do you capitalize “happy” when you type to someone, “Happy Thanksgiving”?
Here are two examples:
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Lynn