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Thanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving Eve
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Observed by
| United States of America
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Date
| fourth Wednesday in November
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2023 date
| 22 November 2023
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2024 date
| 27 November 2024
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2025 date
| 26 November 2025
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2026 date
| 25 November 2026
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Blackout Wednesday
(also known as
Drinksgiving
) refers to
binge drinking
on the night before the
Thanksgiving
holiday in the
United States
. Very few people work on Thanksgiving, and most college students are home with their families for the Thanksgiving holiday,
[1]
which means that high school friends can catch up at the local bar as they converge on their hometown.
[2]
"Blacking out" is a slang term for
unconsciousness
and/or
memory loss
due to excessive
alcohol intoxication
. In some
Chicago
suburbs like
Highwood
,
Naperville
, and
Rockford
, Blackout Wednesday can be a more popular party night than
New Year's Eve
or
Saint Patrick's Day
.
[1]
In some cities, it is the worst
drunk driving
night of the year,
[3]
and police departments increase patrols checking for drunk driving in many jurisdictions including in
Indiana
[4]
and
Minnesota
.
[5]
MADD
reports that the Thanksgiving holiday produces more people killed in drunk driving crashes than the
Christmas
holiday.
[6]
The term "Drinksgiving" dates to 2007. The phenomenon is believed to have originated decades before the names were created.
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Also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Spak, Kara (November 22, 2011).
"Biggest night of the year"
.
Sun Times
. Archived from
the original
on December 28, 2011
. Retrieved
November 28,
2012
.
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a
b
How the night before Thanksgiving became the biggest drinking night of the year
by Amelia Rayno, from the
Star-Tribune
of Minneapolis, Minnesota; November 22, 2017
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Nelson, Emily (2011-11-22).
"Before the Turkey, A Big Night of Drinking"
.
The Wall Street Journal
. Retrieved
November 28,
2012
.
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wthr.com JENNIE RUNEVITCH,
Police to increase patrols for "Blackout Wednesday"
WTHR, 11/23/2016
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Tim Harlow,
On 'Blackout Wednesday' law enforcement will be looking for blitzed drivers
startribune.com NOVEMBER 22, 2016
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MADD
MADD’s “Tie One On For Safety” Holiday Campaign Cautions Drivers as More Highway Deaths Caused by Drunk Driving
Archived
2016-11-24 at the
Wayback Machine
11/13/2012
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