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The first Thanksgiving took place in 1565?
The first recorded Thanksgiving meal between the Pilgrims and Native Americans at Plymouth in 1621 may not have been the first of its kind. Some historians say the first actually took place more than 50 years earlier, in St. Augustine.
Spanish documents, first highlighted by the University of Florida’s Michael Gannon, reveal that the first meal between European colonists and Native Americans on U.S. soil took place in 1565 on the grounds of what is now known as the Fountain of Youth.
Call to prayer
Saying grace at Thanksgiving is especially common among many religious groups.
A new Pew Research Center study found that 91% of white evangelical Protestants say someone at their Thanksgiving dinner typically says a prayer or blessing, as do 88% of Black Protestants, 74% of Catholics and 72% of white Protestants.
Around two-thirds of U.S. adults say someone at their dinner typically says a prayer or blessing (65%) or says things they are thankful for (69%). In fact, a majority of Americans (56%) say someone at their turkey day dinner typically does both of these things.
Prayer is much less common among those who say their religion is “nothing in particular” (45%), agnostics (39%), atheists (22%) and Jews (22%).