Long before the Pilgrims, native Hawaiians celebrated the longest thanksgiving in the world—Makahiki,which lasted four months, from November through February.
Thanksgiving is an amalgam of different traditions, including ancient harvest festivals and the changing ideological assumptions of Native Americans.
Abraham Lincolnwas finally convinced to declare Thanksgiving a National Holiday in 1863.
The famous pilgrim celebration at Plymouth Colony Massachusetts in 1621 is traditionally regarded as the first American Thanksgiving.
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