Thanksgiving is among the MOST misunderstood of the holidays. In
knowing documented truths, we are able to see beauty among the
traditions that have grown their own appendages and heads. On
all accounts, the first Thanksgiving happened in Plymouth
Plantation, or near about...a three-day celebration that
included feasting, cultural exchange, gambling, and story-
telling. Compare what you’ve learned to the most reliable
information I’ve collected over the years: served up to
Elementary kids as a feast of knowledge. “Pilgrim” means “seeker
of Religious Freedom” and America wasn’t their first choice for
Utopia. In the winter of 1607 a band of people , literate
farmers, refused to be intimidated by the King of England, James
I. Since they knew the Bible, they saw the abusive powers of the
church and e decided to separate from the Church of England.
They called themselves Separatists, and faced criminal
prosecution if King James, found out. Since he had forbidden any
other churches to form or to worship British soil