Thanksgiving from the beginning

By: Tiffany Wilson

Who were the pilgrims? The pilgrims were a group of

religious believers. They were apart of church called the

Church of England where it held the change of different practices for religion.

A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. On a search for moral and spiritual significance.

Who were the Wampanoag Indians ?

The Wampanoag which means “easterners” were a horticultural people who supplemented their agriculture with hunting and fishing because they were hunter-gathers. The tribe lived in what is known a Massachusetts and Rhode Inland in the early part of the 17th century.

"Now all being compact together in one ship, they put to sea again with a prosperous wind."

William Bradford

The Mayflower

In spring of 1621 the native Americans and pilgrims met. They joined together to gather food for what the pilgrims wanted to celebrated as giving thanks to their God. The Wampanoag Indians taught the pilgrims how to grow corn and hunt for fish and soon they all would have a harvest festival that lasted three days. It provided enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.

The First Thanksgiving

During the 19th century

Small birds were often spit roasted, While large birds were boiled. Pilgrims stuffed their birds with chunks of onions, herbs and maybe even nuts.Wampanoag Indians - Diets Chestnuts, walnuts, beechnuts, multigrain Indian corn, beans, pumpkin and squashes.

On 3 October 1789 George Washington signed a proclamation that November 26 would be “A day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” There had been many more Thanksgiving observances in America before Washington but this was particularly important because it was the first holiday declared by the new national government of the United States of America.

President Abraham LincolnMarch 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865

President George WashingtonApril 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797

This flask was displayed at the Museum of Anthropology and Archeology at the UniversityOf Penn Our trip Week 5