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Thanksgiving Trivia
Here are some interesting facts about Thanksgiving
that each of us should know about:
- The first Thanksgiving celebration can be traced back to the
Plymouth Pilgrims in the fall of 1621.
- The first Thanksgiving feast was held to thank the Lord for
sparing the lives of the survivors of the Mayflower, who landed at
Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. The survivors included four
adult women and almost forty percent children.
- The Wampanoag chief Massasoit and ninety of his tribesmen were
also invited to the first thanksgiving feast. Governor William
Bradford invited them for helping the Pilgrims surviving and
teaching them the skills of cultivating the land.
- The celebration in 1621 lasted for three days and included games
and food.
- The president to proclaim the first 'National Day of
Thanksgiving' in 1789 was George Washington.
- Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor, campaigned to make
Thanksgiving a National Holiday in 1827 and succeeded.
- Abraham Lincoln announced Thanksgiving to be national holiday in
his proclamation on October 3, 1863.
- The 'wishbone' of the turkey is used in a good luck ritual on
Thanksgiving Day.
- Puritans of Mayflower used to drink Beer.
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