'Thanksgiving' did not begin as a great loving relationship between the
pilgrims and the Wampanoag, Pequot and Narragansett people. In fact,
in October of 1621 when the 'pilgrim' survivors of their first winter in
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sland sat down to share the first unofficial 'Thanksgiving' meal,
the Indians who were there were not even invited! There was no turkey,
squash, cranberry sauce or pumpkin pie. A few days before this alleged
feast took place, a company of 'pilgrims' led by Miles Standish actively
sought the head of a local Indian leader, and an 11 foot high wall was
erected around the entire Plymouth settlement for the very purpose of
keeping Indians out! Officially, the holiday we know as 'Thanksgiving'
actually came into existence in the year 1637. Governor Winthrop of the
Massachussetts Bay Colony proclaimed this first official day of Thanksgiving
and feasting to celebrate the return of the colony's men who had arrived
safely from what is now Mystic, Connecticut. They had gone there to
participate in the massacre of over 700 Pequot men, women and children,
and Mr. Winthrop decided to dedicate an official day of thanksgiving
complete with a feast to 'give thanks' for their great 'victory'....
they ate corn and rice all things made by the Indians crops :)
when pilgrams came to America, the Indians had a feast with them and was thankful. so every year we have thanksgiving.
Indians
I think it was because of they escaping Egypt.
They were the Wampanoag Indians.
They invited their Indian friends.
they had Thanksgiving feast
the thanksgiving feast was actually like a treaty between the Indians and pilgrims. at that feast the Indians brought lots of foods from the land thst they grew, that the pilgrims didnt know about.
93 native americans(indians).
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to give thanks, a great feast was planned.
US Thanksgiving is in November because November is when the pilgrims harvested their crops and had the feast with the Indians which is the whole meaning of Thanksgiving.
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.