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Autumn festivals have been held for centuries. The Greeks and Romans honored their harvestgods with gifts and sacrifices to insure a bountiful season. The annual flooding of the Nile that brought fertile soil and deposited it on desert land was seen as a miraculous event, and the Egyptians paid homage to the river god accordingly. |
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The original Thanksgiving in 1621 did not take place on the fourth Thursday in November. It did occur some time between September 21 and November 11. The holiday was three days long and based on a traditional English harvest festival.
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Thanksgiving is the modern descendant of these ancient holidays, with one important difference. The early settlers of this country gave thanks to God for his blessings after the plentiful harvest. The Pilgrims had grown and preserved enough food to get them through the tough New England winter. The resulting meal was made possible through God's blessings and He was honored with a feast that lasted three days! |
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The Pilgrims were, in fact, planning on settling in Virginia. They were a part of the Virginia Company which actually had the rights to most of the eastern seaboard. So their Virginia was quite a bit different from the present state.
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There is not a complete menu from the first Thanksgiving. But documentation from some primary sources reveals that the Pilgrims ate venison and wild fowl. Alas, no sweet potato soufflé and turkey wth all of the trimmings. |
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The Pilgrim's meal was not the beginning of an annual event; it occured once in 1621 and was not revived until much later. But the seed was planted. 150 years passed before the Continental Congress suggested the creation of a National Day of Thanksgiving during the American Revolution. In 1817 New York became the first state to adopt Thanksgiving Day as an annual holiday. |
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Thanksgiving is the time to be with loved ones. Open your home to family from all over and sit down to great food and great fellowship. If you can't be home for Thanksgiving, call up close friends in a similar predicament and celebrate together! |
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