First Thanksgiving
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Pilgrims
•The English colonists we call pilgrims celebrated days of Thanksgiving as part of their religion.
•Our national holiday really stem from the feast held in the autumn of 1621 by the pilgrims and the Wampanoag to celebrate the colony's first success harvest.
•The pilgrims arrived in the new world during the winter, making it very difficult for them to find food and build shelters.
•believe it or not, the settlers didn't have silver buckles on their shoes. Nor they wear somber, black clothing.
•One day that fall, four settlers were sent to hunt for food for a harvest celebration.
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Travel
•The 1620 voyage from England to America was more then 3,000 miles and beset by Autumn storm.
•A ship carrying 101 men, women, and children spent 66 days traveling to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Facts
•Thanksgiving became a official Holiday in 1863.
•Also there are reports that original Thanksgiving proclaim was sign by George Washington.
•Thanksgiving is also one of the most major holiday of the year.
•The feast lasted three days, and it was attended by 90 Native American and 53 Pilgrims.
•The first documented Thanksgiving service in territory currently belonging to the United States were conducted by Spanish in the 16th century.
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Native American
•The Wampanoag heard the Pilgrim gun shots and would alert there leaders
•Soon after their visit, the Native American realized that the were only hunting for the harvest celebration.
•Long before settlers came to the East Coast of the United States, the area was inhabited by many Native American tribes.
•Many portrayals of the harvest celebration also shows Native American wearing shoulders and Large feathers headdresses which is not true.
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Normal day thanksgiving
Celebrated annually in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November, the holiday of Thanksgiving was first observed in 1621 and continues to be an American tradition today.
•Thanksgiving means many things to different people but for most, the holiday of Thanksgiving is synonymous with festive meals, parades, football, family and friends, and, of course, turkey.
•For many, it's also about spending time together, catching up and enjoying one another's company.
•On Thanksgiving many people donate meals to people who don't have nothing to eat.
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