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Thanksgiving: Pilgrims
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Public observances of Thanksgiving usually emphasize the holiday’s connection with the Pilgrims. Thanksgiving pageants and parades often feature children dressed in Pilgrim costume, complete with bonnets or tall hats, dark clothes, and shoes with large silver-colored buckles.
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THE PLYMOUTH THANKSGIVING STORY When the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1620, they landed on the rocky shores of a territory that was inhabited by the Wampanoag (Wam pa NO ag) Indians. The Wampanoags were part of the Algonkian-speaking peoples, a large group that was part of the Woodland Culture area. These Indians lived in villages along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. They lived in round- roofed houses called wigwams. These were made of poles covered with flat sheets of elm or birch bark. Wigwams differ in construction from tipis that were used by Indians of the Great Plains.
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Have children create their own Thanksgiving match game. Give each child two index cards (or index cards in multiples of two). Then have them draw a picture of something that represents Thanksgiving, such as a turkey, a Pilgrim, fall leaves, pumpkins, etc., on index cards. Help children write the name of each picture on another index card. Then shuffle all the cards and lay them face down in rows. Challenge children to take turns flipping the cards and looking for picture-word matches.
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In a children's book called The First Thanksgiving, the author, Jean Craighead George says, the Pilgrims left Europe "to seek their fortune in the New World."1 That would have come as news to the Pilgrims themselves. Pilgrim leader William Bradford wrote in his diary that the voyage was motivated by "a great hope for advancing the kingdom of Christ."
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Pilgrimage Plans: Thirty-nine percent of survey respondents are planning to travel for Thanksgiving this year, up from 34 percent last year. Among those traveling, 56 percent of travelers will make the trip via car, while 41 percent will fly. Last year, 61 percent of those who traveled said they went by car and 36 percent said they took a flight. Forty-seven percent of respondents consider Thanksgiving the worst holiday for traveling.
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There are only two contemporary accounts of the 1621 Thanksgiving: First is Edward Winslow's account, which he wrote in a letter dated December 12, 1621. The complete letter was first published in 1622, and is chapter 6 of Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
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