Friday, October 28, 2005

Thanksgiving Pilgrims

Thanksgiving Pilgrims, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ61-206TITLE: The Pilgrims signing the compact on board the Mayflower, Nov. 11, 1620, CALL NUMBER: No call number recorded on caption card [item] [P&P], REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ61-206 (b&w film copy neg.), No known restrictions on publication.
Digital ID: cph 3a02000 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ61-206 (b&w film copy neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (1,551 kilobytes)

MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving. CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1857. NOTES: Engraving by Gauthier, 1857, after J.H. Matteson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a02000 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/, CARD #: 2002725278

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Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practice their dissenting religion without interference.

After a rough winter, in which about half of them died, they turned for help to neighboring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next fall's bountiful harvest inspired the Pilgrims to give thanks by holding a feast.

The Thanksgiving feast became a national tradition -- not only because so many other Americans have found prosperity but also because the Pilgrims' sacrifices for their freedom still captivate the imagination.

To this day, Thanksgiving dinner almost always includes some of the foods served at the first feast: roast turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes, pumpkin pie. Before the meal begins, families or friends usually pause to give thanks for their blessings, including the joy of being united for the occasion. SOURCE: usembassy.state.gov/

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