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Origins of Thanksgiving Day Traced Beyond New England
A study traces Thanksgiving origins to ancient harvest festivals across Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Rome, then links the Plymouth 1621 harvest celebration to a native American observance. It notes the 1621 feast included feasting and games but no formal religious service, and argues the Pilgrims’ festival reflected English harvest customs more than a direct Jewish source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New England
Tina
Uather
Rome
England
Egypt
Isis
Plutarch
Bacchus
Demeter
Theoerltus
Silmichidas
Thalysia
Cres
Europe
Henry V
Agincourt
Edward
Leyden
Holland
Roga
Nicol
Elisabeth
Stowe
Eube
Massachusetts
Church of England
America
Monhegan
Sagadoc
Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings
William White
Susannah Tilly
Peregrine White
Cape Cod Harbor
Susannah White
Plymouth
Secarcely
Brewster
Standish
Bradford
Sret
Ameren
Edward Winslow
Winslow
Indiana
Massasoyt
Richard Carew
Cornwell
Fatherland