Sir E Fullner Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 Happy Thanksgiving! No, I mean it. This very fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, that is. Before you carve that big, fat turkey on your table, here is an appetizer for all AFOL's: The First Thanksgiving Now for history on this event. If you read my last post on the Mayflower, you know that 102 pilgrims came over on a tiny ship to the New World in order to escape the persecution by the Church of England. After their awful first winter at Plymouth, nearly half the population was dead. Next spring, a Native American named Samoset came to the small village and said, "Welcome, Englishmen. My name is Samoset," in almost perfect English. See, before the Pilgrims came, there were other Europeans living along the coasts of Cape Cod. Samoset learnt English from the fisherman along the shore. Samoset was a member of the Wampanoag tribe living nearby Plymouth. The Wampanoags, unlike the Powhatan tribes in Virginia, were peaceful people. They hardly had a battle with the Pilgrims at Plymouth. One of their tribe members, Squanto, was originally a member of the Patuxet tribe that lived on the land the Pilgrims were on now. Squanto was kidnapped by Thomas Hunt and taken to Spain as a slave. With the help of some Spanish monks, Squanto escaped from Spain to England. In England, he worked for John Slaney, who taught him English and gave him back his freedom. In 1619, Squanto returned to his native New England, but when he finally arrived, no one was there to welcome him. Squanto's tribe had all died of plague from European explorers. Squanto sought refuge with the Wampanoag tribe. Two days later, Samoset brought Squanto before the Pilgrims, saying he knew better English. Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn and catch fish. Later, Samoset brought along Chief Massasoit, and the and the Pilgrim leaders had a peace treaty. That fall, there was such a great harvest that the Pilgrims just had to give thanks to God for bringing them this far. The "thanksgiving" feast they had occurred in mid-October and lasted for three days. The feast they had consisted of water foul, fish, shellfish, fruits, corn (of course), and other delicious foods. Samoset brought over ninety of his men to the feast, and brought over turkeys, venison, and other foods to the Pilgrims. This tradition lived on through the hearts of Americans, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and FDR. It was made a legal holiday on December 26, 1941; as celebrated on each fourth Thursday of November. The MOC This design was recycled from my earlier Plymouth MOC, and more houses were added, along with a field of corn and pumpkins with a fisherman and his crabby catch. Literally. I even decided to go back in time and join them. Sorry, Mr. Turkey. Real Pilgrims aren't full of feathers and have a red-dangly-thing under their mouth. The bountiful corn harvest and pumpkin patch. This was one yummy feast, though I can't believe I still need to visit my Grandma and Uncle yet! Happy Thanksgiving, and God bless you! Always entertaining, always inspiring, always: Quote
erik530195 Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 Cool, you've thought of everything! Quote
Dan the Brickman Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Hey look, its Skalldyr! He is a great compliment to any Thanksgiving table! I like how you did the cornfield. EDIT: - Look at the end of the cornfield! something is missing! Edited November 25, 2010 by Dan the Brickman Quote
captain crossbricks Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 Well first of all happy thanksgiving! This is great i really like the way you made the turkey! The ship or the mayflower looks great to! Nice job! Captain Crossbricks Quote
Skalldyr Posted November 25, 2010 Posted November 25, 2010 Hey look, its Skalldyr! He is a great compliment to any Thanksgiving table! Tss tss, I'm not .... But I must say, even if here in Germany we have no Thanksgiving, this is a great MOC. Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 Very nice LDD MOC efullner! I like how you did the brickbuilt turkey, cornfield and pumpkin patch. Good job! Quote
Baylego Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 Cool festive MOC! Your pilgrims look great Quote
MattTheLegoman Posted November 26, 2010 Posted November 26, 2010 Awesome Turkey! And I like how you added the history to it as well, probably like Skalldyr I had no idea what Thanksgiving was all about (Well I knew it was about being thankful and giving and turkeys). I like that massive boat and the guy trying to fish for crabs in a suit, how do you do that? Quote
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