...Thanksgiving!
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is
acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
The first thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims after their first successful harvest is the New World in 1621. This feast lasted three days, and was attended by 90 Native American’s and 53 pilgrims. This day was commonly celebrated by the New England colonists; days of prayer – thanking God for military blessing or draught (that makes me laugh). Squanto, a Patuxent Native American who resided with the Wampanoag tribe, taught the Pilgrims how to catch eel and grow corn and served as an interpreter for the Pilgrims. The Native American’s also donated food during the first winter
There are many feelings attached to why we shouldn’t celebrate, which I agree with but for me Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays because it doesn’t require really anything but thankfulness, I know corny but I don’t really care.
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Amber is thankful for Dexter and his command of the English language.
I'm thankful for...well, actually after that, I got nothing!
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