Turkeys on pins and needles this Thanksgiving

ESSENTIAL NEWS. Nov. 18, 2025. Florida Weekly

This year, Thanksgiving falls on the date of another, less well-known, holiday: National Pins and Needles Day.

Which, when I first tripped upon this obscure celebration, I immediately presumed it referred to the anxiety turkeys must feel in the lead-up to our annual national feast.

While it may be their finest hour, the 43 million birds we will consume th…