I am an American writer and will be enjoying Thursday November 23, 2023. We traditionally celebrate an American tradition. It is not just another Thursday in a busy month. (I celebrated another birthday, Veteran's Day makes us thank our military, and some towns held municipal voting.)
It is a day filled with foods such as roast turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, and pies and has its origin based on the puritans and the indigenous people they met back in the early 17th century. The first Plimouth British Colony, which became Plymouth, Massachusetts, is steeped in history.
We recently have learned that my husband can trace his roots to several of the passengers on the Mayflower which landed in what would become America in 1620, including original signers of the Mayflower Compact. We have traced his lineage back to six people, and we are working on a possible seventh. Considering only 53 people survived until autumn 1621 to enjoy the first 'thanksgiving,' what they went through is an amazing story.
In 2021 and 2022 we traveled from North Carolina to Massachusetts to pay our respects at several graves at Burial Hill in Plymouth. Since finding out more about my husband's ancestry, we are taking this holiday a little more serious.
However you intend to celebrate the first Thanksgiving, when our country was only a British colony, stay safe and enjoy the week.
p.s. The Holiday Season officially starts Friday November 24th and I will start my promotions then. Ebooks make a great gift (they can easily be sent as gifts and arrive on the day you want them) so watch this blog for each varied announcement.
Nancy Lee Badger
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