Short History of Thanksgiving

2. At the beginning they traveled from Plymouth, England to Netherlands where they lived and prospered, but after a couple of years the pilgrims became disenchanted with the life style of dutch people, so they decided to leave from there. American Thanksgiving Day it`s a celebration to remind the day when the pilgrims arrived America and were helped by indians to survive their first year. Thanksgiving story began in 1609. The pilgrims were a group of persons, members of the English Separatist Church, who had to escape from religious persecution of their country.

3. The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor Seeking for a better life, they sailed to the New World, America, aboard a ship called "The Mayflower". The long trip was cold and hard, many of the passengers became sick and some others died.

4. Plymouth Rock On December 11, 1620 the pilgrims set ground at Plymouth Rock.

9. Enjoy Thanksgiving Day! Made by Olga(okaterin)