I want to start by saying have a blessed thanksgiving.
The Lord has blessed each and everyone of us.
DID THE PILGRIMS REALLY EAT TURKEY?
You may think you know the history of Thanksgiving. But do you really? Way back in 1621, the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock gathered together with the Native Americans, filled up cornucopias, and feasted on turkey and pumpkin, right? True -- although they also had goose, duck, and venison. But that feast was a one-time event. And it wasn't a day of fasting and prayer, which is what thanksgiving meant to the pilgrims.
So when was the first thanksgiving? Before the Massachusetts pilgrims' harvest feast. On Dec. 4, 1619, John Woodlief's ship arrived from England, landing at Virginia's Berkeley Plantation. Thankful for a safe journey, the crew proclaimed that day as a holy day of thanksgiving to be observed annually. Our current version of Thanksgiving combines characteristics of both events. President Roosevelt set the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving's official date in 1941.
Thanksgiving Day
By Lydia Maria Child
Over the river and through the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse know the way
To carry the sleigh
Through the white and drifted snow.
Over the river and through the wood-
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes
And bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.
Over the river and through the wood
Trot fast, my dapple-gray!
Spring over the ground.
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.
Over the river and through the wood,
And straight to the barnyard gate.
We seem to go
Extremely slow,-
It is so hard to wait!
Over the river and through the wood,
Now grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun!
Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
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