You heard as a child in your government propaganda camp . . . Oh dear, I am having a Rick Perry moment. Most people don’t call those places “government propaganda camps.” What are the words? Oh, yes, most people call them “American public schools.”
At any rate, they told you that the Pilgrims in Massachusetts had the “first Thanksgiving” back in the 1600s. Well, actually, the those strange-dressing, “witch”-hanging, Yankee forerunners were actually pretty late to the party. About a half century too late to the party, to be exact.
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated September 8, 1565, in St. Augustine, Florida. Oh, you are one of those English-only people who think that you can find fault with this post? Well, think again. The first recorded Thanksgiving amongst English settlers was on December 4, 1619 in Virginia. Read all about it here.
Want to experience a real Old South Thanksgiving? Visit the Olde South Thanksgiving and Harvest Festival website to see what it’s all about. If you plan to be in the Abbeville, South Carolina area, it is this coming weekend. If not, wait until next year.
How to get there? Click here for Abbeville, SC on Google Maps.
Tags: American South, South Carolina, Thanksgiving
