What year was the first thanksgiving?

What year was the first Thanksgiving?

• Answer:

  Traditionally, the first Thanksgiving was in 1621 is considered to have been observed by the Pilgrims. Although several presidents including Washington declared a one-time observation, it was not made a national holiday until FDR proposed it in 1939. This act was ratified by Congress in 1941. However, the very first Thanksgiving actually occurred before the arrival of the Pilgrims. This festival was completely religious in nature, and did not involve any feasting. On 4 December 1619, a group of settlers from England arrived at Berkeley Plantation on the James River, now known as Charles City, Virginia. This group dedicated this day of their arrival as a Day of Thanksgiving to God Still, the modern Thanksgiving holiday traces its origins from a 1621 celebration at the Plymouth Plantation, where the Plymouth settlers held a harvest feast after a successful growing season. This was continued in later years, first as an impromptu religious observance, and later as a civil tradition.