This is the beautiful story of the origins of Thanksgiving day as this special day is the auspicious beginning of Christmas season celebrations -------
Journey of Pilgrims The legendary pilgrims, crossed the Atlantic in the year 1620 in Mayflower - -a 17th Century sailing vessel. About 102 people travelled for nearly two months with extreme difficulty. This was so because they were kept in the cargo space of the sailing vessel.
No one was allowed to go on the deck due to terrible storms. The pilgrims comforted themselves by singing Psalms- a sacred song. Arrival in Plymouth The pilgrims reached Plymouth rock on December 11th, 1620, after a sea journey of 66 days. Though the original destination was somewhere in the northern part of Virginia, they could not reach the place owing to winds blowing them off course. Nearly 46 pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter.
However, in the spring of 1621, Squanto, a native Indian taught the pilgrims to survive by growing food. It is said that Pilgrims learnt to grow corn, beans and pumpkins from the Indians, which helped all of them survive . In the autumn of 1621, they held a grand celebration where 90 people were invited - including Indians thus celebrating the First Thanksgiving Feast!
