Twenty-eight women crossed the ocean on the Mayflower in 1620. By the time of the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621, only four adult women were still alive.
October of 1621 celebrated the first thanksgiving as we know it. The Pilgrims did not celebrate this as their thanksgiving until 1623.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621.
1621 Plymouth , Mass
November 26th, 1621
1621
when, 1621. not sure what month. where, i have no idea.
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
To celebrate the pilgrims first harvest
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
Of the original 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, only about half survived to attend the Thanksgiving celebration in 1621. By that time, approximately 50 Pilgrims were alive, having endured a harsh winter that claimed many lives due to illness and food shortages. The Thanksgiving event was a three-day feast shared with the Wampanoag people to celebrate the successful harvest.
Pilgrims celebrated thanksgiving because they wanted to celebrate the accomplishment of their colony and how they survived throughout the harsh year with the help of the Indians.