Actually they didn’t make Thanksgiving Lincoln did in 1863. He made the holiday and the Pilgrims traditions were to fast and then celebrate the harvest. It was called Home harvest and our view of this event comes from 18th century artists and writers.
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Thanksgiving Day traditionally celebrates the arrival of the first pilgrims to America.
The first Thanksgiving usually refers to the pilgrims. They started the tradion in 1621. It refers to the huge feast the pilgrims had on that day.
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The Pilgrims did not necessarily have Thanksgiving on a Thursday. That day was chosen during the early 20th century, although it became traditional in some regions before that.
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well..... one fact is that the day we celebrate thanksgiving on isn't really when the pilgrims celebrated it. theirs was probably closer to the harvest season, not winter. ;)