Thanksgiving

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For most children in the United States we learn it as a friendships of pilgrims and natives and had a big meal, but theres a little more to it than that.

When did it begin? November 1621 but became a National holiday on October 3, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln happy thanksgiving image
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Where did it begin? Plymouth, Massachusetts
Pilgrum and Native shaking hands
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 How was it celebrated? It was celebrated by Pilgrims, English colonists living in Plymoth, and Wampanoag by having a large feast and partied, which back then meant drinking and firing guns.
What was its original purpose? It was to celebrate a good first corn harvest in the New England area.
sources: history.com | britannica.com