2 浏览thanksgivingbeganwiththefirsteuropeansettlersinamerica.theygatheredtheircrops,celebratedandg***ethanksforthefood.
traditionsayspilgrimsettlersfromenglandcelebratedthefirstthanksgivinginsixteentwenty-one.thereisevidencethatsettlersinotherpartsofamericaheldearlierthanksgivingcelebrations.butthepilgrims'thanksgivingstoryisthemostpopular.
thepilgrimswerereligiousdissidentswhofledoppssioninengland.theywentfirsttothenetherlands.thentheyleftthatcountrytoestablishacolonyinnorthamerica.thepilgrimslandedinsixteentwentyinwhatlaterbecameknownasplymouth,massachusetts.
theirvoyageacrosstheatlanticoceanwasdifficult.theirfirstmonthsinamericaweredifficult,too.aboutonehundredpilgrimslandedjustasautumnwasturningtowinter.duringthecoldmonthsthatfollowed,abouthalfofthemdied.