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No, the Pilgrims did not have a harvest feast the following year (1622), because the harvest was so poor. In fact, they did not begin to prosper until around 1625. The harvest feast was not considered a "day of Thanksgiving" by the English--to them, a day of thanksgiving was a religious observance. The Pilgrims did have a day of thanksgiving in 1623, not for the harvest, but for rain, which ended a long drought.
Over the next 150 years, harvest feasts were held sporadically throughout the American colonies, in good years. It was not until 1789 that George Washington declared "a day of public thanksgiving and prayer", to give thanks to God for the establishment of a self-governing nation of people. Even then, Thanksgiving was not an annual holiday. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation setting the date of the Thanksgiving holiday that we now observe.
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Who were the first people to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
The first people to celebrate Thanksgiving were the Pilgrims and the Indians.
Why did the pilgrims invite the Indians on the first Thanksgiving?
because they helped them find good places to hunt,fish,and to harvest corn and berries.
Where was the first Thanksgiving and who was there?
Massachusetts The Pilgrims and Indians
Who ate with the Pilgrims on the first Thanksgiving?
The Indians.
Who ate at the first Thanksgiving dinner?
The Pilgrims and the Indians
Who were the Indians that celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the pilgrims?
It was the Wamanoags.
Were there more pilgrims than Indians inthe first thanksgiving?
more indians
Why did the Indians assist the pilgrims for the first thanksgiving?
to make pace
Who had more people at the first thanksgiving Indians or pilgrams?
pilgrims...
Who were the parties involved in the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Indians and Pilgrims
How many Indians and pilgrims were there at the first thanksgiving?
90 Indians accompanied the colonists.
Who is a better representation for thanksgiving pilgrims or Indians?
Indians because at first the pilgrims just came and invaded there land when the Indians were living there peaceful
