History+of+Thanksgiving+CLM

Every fourth Thursday in November many Americans celibrate the holiday of [|Thanksgiving]. Some of these people find it has a day to have a big feast, while others find it has a day to come together with family and give thanks that they have a meal to eat and shelter. The story that we all now of the Pilgrams and Indians sitting down for a meal full of turkey, cranberries, cornbread, and pumpkin pie is all a myth. The truth is that the Pilgrams of Plymouth Colony had shared a meal with the Wampanoag Indians. This was during auteum of 1621. The certain facts about what they ate and all of the specifics are uncertain. The only document that they have found was from the Plymouth Colony's governer, Edward Winslow. It stated that they met with the Chief Massasoit and 90 of his men for a feast that had lasted four days. There isn't much evidence but people have made a hypothisis on what the Pilgrams ate, how they ate it, when they ate it and what they wore at the first Thanksgiving meal. What the document says they ate is vension and fowl. And it is most likely that they didn't eat anything like mashed potatoes, dried corn, or fruit. It is also most likely that they did not eat roasted turkey. And no one back then saved any room for pumpking pie. A myth in its own is how the food was served. What we now of it has is the Pilgrams and Indians sat down blesse their food and then passed the servings of food around the table. It was really like the food was set down on a flat serface and the meal was consumed in the span of three days. There was no ceremony and no one had to ask for more servings. When ever they were hunger they went over to the food and ate. But I have a question myself. Wouldn't the food get cold and nasty over the span of three days if it is just sitting there? I mean with all the bugs and stuff all around them. My family normally goes over to my grandmas and grandpas house for our Thanksgiving feast. We have all of the things that the myths says people have. Like the turkey, pumpking pie, cranberries, mashed potatoes, and gravy. But most of those things I do not like. For intsance the cranberries and gravey. Turkey isn't really something that I like but I eat it. If it was my traditions I would have ham. I mean come on who doesn't like ham? Any ways before we eat we say grace and bless the food. Then we just dig in and start to eat. It is a great time to spend with family and I look forward to it every year. Mostly just for the food and that we have two days off from school!=] That is always the best part.