How was the first Thanksgiving different than the Thanksgiving now?

Answer 1

Some of the differences between the first Thanksgiving and the present-day Thanksgiving would be that the Pilgrims would have hunted wild turkey. The bird would need to be prepared to cook. They would have also harvested any food that had been grown, and that food would also be prepared. The first Thanksgiving was held outdoors.

Answer 2

Not really.

Thanksgiving is traditionally associated with the arrival of the Pilgrims. During the early 17th century, all religion in England was strictly dictated by the government, and all were required to conform to severer religious restrictions. Individual beliefs and independent ways to worship were forbidden, punishable by jailing, torture and even execution. Seeking escape from religious suppression, a group was known as the Pilgrims departed England on the ship Mayflower. They arrived at Plymouth Rock in southeastern Massachusetts in December 1620. Just under a year later, in 1621 and following a successful harvest, they celebrated their bounty as well as their new freedom with a huge feast - thus was Thanksgiving started.

However, the very first Thanksgiving actually occurred before the arrival of the Pilgrims. This festival was completely religious in nature, and did not involve any feasting. On 4 December 1619, a group of settlers from England arrived at Berkeley Plantation on the James River, now known as Charles City, Virginia. This group dedicated this day of their arrival as a Day of Thanksgiving to God.

Answer 3

Thanksgiving today is so commercialized it has no relationship whatsoever to the "first" thanksgiving (which was not repeated in later years).

It was not until December 26, 1941 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law a bill fixing the date of Thanksgiving, for the first time making the date of Thanksgiving a matter of federal law and fixing the day as the fourth Thursday of November.

Answer 4

The biggest difference between the firs Thanksgiving and the Thanksgiving today is the reason it was celebrated. The biggest similarity is that it is a peace offering over food.

Answer 5

No. They didn't have pies, or gravy, or half the stuff we have today.

Turkey. Contrary to popular belief, they didn't have turkey.

Answer 6

pie