What were the flowers at the first Thanksgiving? There were certainly wild flowers growing all around the Plymouth Colony, however, there is no mention of the table centerpieces at that famous dinner in 1621. Surprisingly, there are only two firsthand accounts of the first Thanksgiving. One by Edward Winslow and the other by William Bradford. These two gentlemen mention all sorts of details of the day, but not flowers. Such stereotypical men… mentioning hunting, fishing and football, but not noticing the beautiful arrangements that adorned the tables!
Thanksgivings have been celebrated for various reasons all over the world for centuries, and if you ask anyone in El Paso, Texas, they will actually tell you the first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in El Paso is 1598.
If you mention turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie in St. Augustine, Florida, they will gently let you know that they hosted the first Thanksgiving in North America in 1565.
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