As promised, the second instalment of Noelle Granger’s informative and entertaining posts about Thanksgiving. This time she’s she’s sharing her knowledge about the Pilgrims ‘ arrival and their First Thanksgiving.
Much has been written about the first Thanksgiving which took place at Plimoth Colony. Here is some information that is probably closer to the truth. As usual, click on the pictures.
The First Thanksgiving 1621, oil on canvas by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1899)
The voyage from Plymouth, England, had taken 65 days. Once the decision to settle on the shores of the harbor of what is now Plymouth, MA, the Pilgrims faced a daunting future:they had no houses, no stored goods, no knowledge of the country they faced, nor any knowledge of its inhabitants besides wild stories of cannibals. And the season was winter, harsh and cruel. A common house that had been built to house some of the Pilgrims burned on January 14, 1621, and those who had lived there had to return to the Mayflower for shelter.
Pilgrims going to church (1867) by George Henry…
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Rereading Jane Eyre 
Thank you, Luccia! Did you know the Pilgrims did not celebrate Christmas? So no Christmas historical post!
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Really? Why was that? Surely they were Christians…
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They didn’t engage in any religious celebrations, regarding all days as holy days. When the Puritans began the Massachusetts colony, celebrating Christmas was outlawed.
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I had forgotten about that aspect of their faith. Yes, I remember they closed the theatres etc. When they had some power in UK, in Shakespeare’s time…
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Thanks for sharing. Another great post.
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