Origins: Thanksgiving
The history behind Thanksgiving Day!
I always hear the Thanksgiving Celebration where people prepare turkeys🦃.
Have you ever wonder what is this celebration all about?
So I googled it and asked ChatGPT and here’s what I found.
Some quick history:
The first European settlers in the United States 🇺🇸 were primarily from England🇬🇧, and they established the first permanent English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
The settlers at Jamestown faced numerous challenges, including conflicts with Native Americans, harsh environmental conditions, and food shortages.
Another settlers where the “Pilgrims”.
The term "Pilgrims" refers to the Europeans who sailed on the Mayflower ⛵️ and established the Plymouth Colony in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. The Pilgrims were seeking religious freedom and autonomy from the Church of England.
The Pilgrims were a group of around 102 individuals, men, women, and children, who became known for their journey across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower.
The first Thanksgiving is often associated with the Pilgrims, who celebrated a successful harvest in 1621 by sharing a feast with the Wampanoag people, the Native Americans in the region.
Meaning, it marked as the successful cooperation between the Native Americans and the Europeans.
It was indeed a very wonderful celebration.
Like the Americans, we too need to celebrate Thanksgiving. But it does not need to be an annual event.
We can do it even on a daily basis. In a form of “Gratitude”.
Let us learn the start and end our day with “Gratitude”.🙏🙏🙏
Happy Thanksgiving Day! 🎉🥳
