After a long hard year when, were it not for their native friends, the pilgrims would surely have perished, they were ready for a celebration. Their first harvest was bountiful and they wanted to glorify God's providence and show their gratitude for those who had helped them. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted for three days in December, 1621.
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Thanksgiving Unwrapped showed that the first Thanksgivings were celebrated for 3 days.
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It all depends on the year. For example if its 2011 the first thanksgiving was 392 years ago.
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Thanksgiving is only one day, the first Thursday every November.
The ancient Egyptians counted how many days it took till harvest, and they counted 365 days between each harvest. Therefore, the ancient Egyptians year was 365 days. This made it easier to tell within how many days it would be till the next harvest, as well as being able to specify dates and times.
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