The document provides background information on the origins of Thanksgiving traditions in the United States. It explains that the first Thanksgiving was a three-day harvest feast in 1621 shared between the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians. Turkey was not served at this initial celebration. The summary also notes that Pilgrims did not use forks during the first Thanksgiving since forks had not yet been invented. Additional details are given about the location of the first Thanksgiving in Plimoth, Massachusetts and the hardships faced by the Pilgrims during their first winter in America.

1. A report by Your Name

2. About
On the fourth Thursday in November,
families across the U.S. gather to
feast on turkey, watch football and
gear up for Christmas by looking for
Santa during the Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade, but did you ever wonder
why these Thanksgiving traditions
started?
Did you know that turkey wasn't even
served at the first Thanksgiving — and
that the Pilgrims didn’t use forks
because they weren’t invented yet?
Impress your kids (and the in-laws!)
with these crazy, yet true, fun facts
about Thanksgiving

3. Summary
Pilgrims, Indians, & Food.
The First Thanksgiving In
1621, the Plymouth
colonists and Wampanoag
Indians shared an autumn
harvest feast which is
acknowledged today as
one of the first
Thanksgiving celebrations
in the colonies.

4. Setting
Where did it happen?
.
In Plimoth mass .The first Thanksgiving was held in
the autumn of 1621 and included 50 Pilgrims and 90
Wampanoag Indians and lasted three days. Many
historians believe that only five women were present at that
first Thanksgiving, as many women settlers didn't survive
that difficult first year in the U.S.

5. Main Characters
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6. The story and facts After landing in
Plymouth, the Pilgrims had to struggle to survive
through their first wretched and miserable winter in
Massachusetts. When spring and summer came it was a
welcome relief. They learned so many things that first
year. They had planted and cared for their first fields of
corn. They had found wild strawberries in the meadows,
raspberries on the hillsides, and wild grapes in the
woods.In the forest just back of the village wild turkeys
and deer were easily shot. In the shallow waters of the
bay there was plenty of fish, clams, and lobsters.The
summer had been warm, with a good deal of rain and
much sunshine; and so when autumn came there was a
fine crop of corn.They wanted to celebrate and give
thanks to God for all he had provided for them.

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8. Thanksgiving didn't become a national holiday until over 200 years later!
No turkey on the menu at the first Thanksgiving The first Thanksgiving was eaten with spoons and knives — but no forks!
That's right, forks weren't even introduced to the Pilgrims until 10 years later and weren't a popular utensil until the 18th
century.