The story of Thanksgiving is basically the story of the Pilgrims and their thankful community feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The Pilgrims, who set sail from Plymouth, England on a ship called the Mayflower on September 6, 1620, were fortune hunters, bound for the resourceful 'New World'. The Mayflower was a small ship crowded with men, women and children, besides the sailors on board. Aboard were passengers comprising the 'separatists', who called themselves the "Saints", and others, whom the separatists called the "Strangers".
After land was sighted in November following 66 days of a lethal voyage, a meeting was held and an agreement of truce was worked out. It was called the Mayflower Compact. The agreement guaranteed equality among the members of the two groups. They merged together to be recognized as the "Pilgrims." They elected John Carver as their first governor.
感恩節的故事基本上是朝聖者的故事和他們的感恩社會盛宴在普利茅斯,美國麻薩諸塞州。
英格蘭清教徒從普利茅斯啟航,在一艘叫做五月花號9月6日,1620年,財富獵人,開往足智多謀的“新世界”。五月花號是一艘小船擠滿了男人,婦女和兒童,除了船上的水手。機上乘客包括“分裂分子”,自稱“聖人”,和其他人,分裂分子稱為“陌生人”。
11月在他們看到陸地後66天的一個致命的航行後,舉行了一個會議,各方達成了停火協定。它叫做五月花緊湊。該協定保證兩組的成員之間的平等。他們合併在一起被公認為“朝聖者。“他們當選州長約翰·卡佛作為第一。