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New Martyr Patriarch Tikhon, friend to Tsar Nicholas II, liked American Thanksgiving, referring to it as "Turkey Day". He arranged a moleben service for the eve of Thanksgiving. St Tikhon was deeply moved that the country he served as a Bishop for 9 years had set aside a national day of giving thanks. The Hierarch would never forget this holiday even when returning to Imperial Russia. He even sent a Thanksgiving letter to President Wilson in 1918.