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Monday, November 24, 2008

History of Thanksgiving

by Bill Petro on November 24, 2008 · 2 comments

in Christian, History, Holidays, Secular

HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING

The origin of Thanksgiving Day has been attributed to a harvest feast held by the Plymouth Colony. In 1621, Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony proclaimed a day of “thanksgiving” and prayer to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first harvest in America the year after their arrival on the merchant ship Mayflower. The picture [...]

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