Relaxing Facts

The First Thanksgiving

Chad K Season 1 Episode 27

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This episode explains how the 1621 harvest feast between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag became known as the first Thanksgiving. It describes the Pilgrims’ difficult first year, the crucial help they received from the Wampanoag, and how the gathering was a practical celebration rather than a formal holiday. It also notes how the event was later mythologized into the modern Thanksgiving story. So sit back, relax, and enjoy these relaxing facts set to soothing background music! 


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Music by Piotr Witowski via Pixabay