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Thanksgiving then and now in New England history
The piece contrasts early Pilgrim observances with modern American Thanksgiving, detailing 1621 celebrations with plentiful venison and pumpkins, the rise of pumpkin pie, and the shift from stern Puritan ritual to broader national festivities including church services and social feasts. It notes Sarah Hale’s lobbying for a national date and traces evolving traditions through the South to today.
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New England
America
Plymouth
England
Gov. Bradford
Little Log Church
Standish
South
Sarah J. Hale
Boston
Philadelphia
Godey
Cey
Poaig
Pecsidante
Yuletide