Have a Thankful Thanksgiving this Year Written by Gary R. Hess Thanksgiving is more than just sitting around table and eating until your buttons fall off. It’s an important holiday in which we say thanks to those we love and country we adore. For many, Thanksgiving is only occasion their family gets together, eats together and watches football together. The turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and home made rolls are just a bonus on this thankful day. The time spent together as a family is already more than enough to warm hearts and souls of many. The First Thanksgiving Written by Gary R. Hess The first Pilgrims came to America escaping religious persecution on December 11th, 1620. The Mayflower left England with 120 Pilgrims, but after first winter only 74 survived. The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and settled in Massachusetts area. After first winter had passed, Pilgrims met a group of Native American tribes who they then invited to a celebration on their health and well being. The Pilgrims gathered wild geese, ducks and other birds. The word ‘turkey’ literally meant a wild fowl and only came to mean a type of bird years later. Cont'd on page 2 ==>   ImproveHomeLife.com © 2005 Terms of Use