What was the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621 like? This excerpt from Eating the Plates: A Pilgrim Book of Food and Manners reveals a behind the scenes look.

Thanksgiving didn't originate with the Pilgrims. It's true that, in 1621, the English colonists celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that members of the Wampanoag Tribe ...

When the Pilgrims first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621, their feast did not have turkey. Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow recorded that they ate some type of wild foul and deer brought by the ...

Why Is Thanksgiving Not a National Holiday in Mexico? Thanksgiving is not widely celebrated in Mexico because it lacks historical and cultural significance for the majority of the population.

Here's everything to know about the nation's first holiday feast. What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving? When the Pilgrims first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621, their feast did not have turkey.

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that became the first Thanksgiving, it's one of Illinois' favorite sons who is ...

The first Thanksgiving was held in 1621. Or was it? An expert weighs in on the origin, history and facts behind Thanksgiving, America's most beloved holiday.

But the first Thanksgiving in 1621, shared between the Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony and the Wampanoag people, looked quite different—and its significance runs deeper than the food on the table.

When you picture the first Thanksgiving in 1621, odds are your mind conjures a table groaning under the weight of a perfectly roasted turkey. But history tells a different story.

What Food Was Served at the First Thanksgiving in 1621? Turkey may have been part of the holiday meal, along with venison, shellfish and corn, but pies and potatoes were decidedly not on the menu ...