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When the pilgrims first came to North America they had a poor harvest and were dying from the lack of food. The local natives (then called Indians) showed them how to grow food locally. After their first good harvest they celebrated a day of Thanksgiving and a feast to which the local natives who had helped them were invited. A day of thanksgiving and prayer was a common thing for the pilgrims to observe, for various situations.
In later years the story of the Pilgrims, their travail and the help they received from the Natives, along with the peacefulness of their first harvest observance, became legendary and widely known, particularly in the New England region. This eventually was transmuted into an annual Thanksgiving as a day for family gathering and feasting.
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Did pilgrims dance on Thanksgiving?
It is possible that the pilgrims danced on Thanksgiving, but it is not known for sure.
What is the name that the pilgrims called this celebration?
thanksgiving?
What Native American tribe celebrated Thanksgiving?
The Wampanoag Indian tribe first celebrated Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
What feast is shared with the pilgrims?
The feat shared with the pilgrims is what is now known as Thanksgiving.
What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving feast?
The Pilgrims landed in the future state of Massachusetts on December 1620. So they missed that year's harvest. Thanksgiving was an outgrowth of the widespread celebration of thanks for the harvest throughout many places and times. That celebration therefore was held the following year, in 1621.
Who were the Pilgrims in Thanksgiving?
pilgrims
Did pilgrims invent Thanksgiving?
yes pilgrims and Indians invented thanksgiving together
Was Thanksgiving everyday for the pilgrims?
no. Thanksgiving is when the natives and the pilgrims made peace and gave tahnks for it.
Did pilgrims dance on Thanksgiving?
It is possible that the pilgrims danced on Thanksgiving, but it is not known for sure.
Did the pilgrims called their feast Thanksgiving false or true?
False, the first thanksgiving was not called that by the pilgrims.
Who were the first people to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
The first people to celebrate Thanksgiving were the Pilgrims and the Indians.
Who was the Governor of the Pilgrims during the 1st Thanksgiving?
the governor of the pilgrims the governor of the pilgrims
What is the name that the pilgrims called this celebration?
thanksgiving?
Did the pilgrims have a spoon at thanksgiving?
no
What did the pilgrims not have for thanksgiving food?
no
Who invented the first Thanksgiving?
The Wamponoags did and who had the first Thanksgiving were the Pilgrims.
What is the pilgrims view of Thanksgiving?
the view of the pilgrims is giving God thanks
