Answers: B and C are true. Learn more about this holiday in the International Relocation Center (IRC), including why A & D are not true 

To Americans this answer is obvious. But what about your assignees who have recently come to the United States? Is this tradition familiar to them? This - along with other cultural traditions and nuances - is why Living Abroad is a must-have for your company.

From Living Abroad’s USA Report:

Local Cuisine/Holiday fare

Holidays and Festivals

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Business Hours/Holiday closings
The major holidays celebrated in the United States are Thanksgiving and Christmas, but there are many other holidays celebrated throughout the country, due in part to the many nationalities that compose it.

On the fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving is observed as a federal holiday. Thanksgiving and the following day, Friday, are holidays for school children and most offices.

Many businesses, though far from all, close on federal holidays.

Local Cuisine

Holiday fare
The two winter holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, are typically celebrated with a stuffed turkey or ham although there are many other choices, often determined by the family's ethnic background.

The traditional American feast of stuffed turkey would be accompanied by potatoes, yams, a variety of vegetables and cranberry sauce, followed by pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving

Holidays & Festivals

The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving, a holiday for school children and most offices that typically includes the Friday as well. In addition to the feast and family visiting, the following day marks the unofficial start of the winter holiday shopping season

Written by Michael Cadden, SGMS-T, VP International Operations