▁Christians ▁not ▁to ▁fast ▁on ▁Th urs days ▁to ▁avoid ▁J uda izing , ▁and ▁suggested ▁Frid ays ▁instead . ▁ ▁In ▁J uda ism ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁is ▁read ▁in ▁public ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁m orn ings , ▁and ▁special ▁pen it ential ▁pray ers ▁are ▁said ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁unless ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁special ▁occasion ▁for ▁happiness ▁which ▁can c els ▁them . ▁ ▁Pract ices ▁in ▁Count ries ▁ ▁In ▁Buddh ist ▁Th ailand ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁" T each er ' s ▁Day ", ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁begin ▁one ' s ▁education ▁on ▁this ▁aus p icious ▁day . ▁Th ai ▁students ▁still ▁pay ▁hom ages ▁to ▁their ▁teachers ▁in ▁specific ▁ceremony ▁always ▁held ▁on ▁a ▁selected ▁Th urs day . ▁And ▁gradu ation ▁day ▁in ▁Th ai ▁univers ities , ▁which ▁can ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁each ▁university , ▁almost ▁always ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁a ▁Th urs day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Th ai ▁solar ▁calendar , ▁the ▁colour ▁associated ▁with ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁orange . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁festival ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁Th urs day ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁Con vent ional ▁week ly ▁events ▁In ▁Australia , ▁most ▁cinema ▁mov ies ▁premier es ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁Th urs days . ▁Also , ▁most ▁Austral ians ▁are ▁paid ▁on ▁a ▁Th urs day , ▁either ▁week ly ▁or ▁fort night ly . ▁Sho pping ▁m