They celebrated for the harvest and celebrated for 3 days nonstop.
because they did
because they were weird
A bountiful harvest
To give thanks for their great harvest.
The Wampanoag Tribe
deja jennings of 1894 bc participated in the first thanksgiving celebration!
Wampanoag
One of the first Thanksgivings was held in 1621 with the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians attending.
The Indians that showed the colonists at Plymouth how to plant corn were the Wampanoag.
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies
The Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast together in 1621. It is now acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.
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.
william bradford
william bradford
The year was 1621. The Plymouth colonists had their autumn feast, which was the first Thanksgiving supper. The Indians in question were from the Wanpanoag tribe. This harvest feast was a celebration of the cooperation between the pilgrims and the tribe.
They were the Wampanoag Indians.