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The Mayflower brought the group of English settlers now known as the Pilgrims to North America. Leaving England in the fall of 1620, the Pilgrims were attempting to land near the mouth of the Hudson River, but instead ended up in Cape Cod Harbor. Plymouth, the colony established there by the Pilgrims in 1621, became the first permanent European settlement in New England. The story of the Pilgrims and their harvest feast has since become one of best-known in American history, but you may not know it as well as you think. Discover the facts behind these well-known Thanksgiving myths!
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Fact: The original feast in 1621 occurred sometime between September 21 and November 11. Unlike our
modern holiday, it was three days long. The event was based on English harvest festivals, which traditionally
occurred around the 29th of September. After that first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists,
Gov. William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and
neighboring Indians. In 1623 a day of fasting and prayer during a period of drought was changed to one of
thanksgiving because the rain came during the prayers. Gradually the custom prevailed in New England of
annually celebrating thanksgiving after the harvest.
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