In search of Thanksgiving

In 1863 President Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for the last Thursday of November to be set aside as a day of “Thanksgiving and Praise” making it an official holiday for the country.

Now you know something about the day and you are ready to get together with your whole family and celebrate Thanksgiving. By the way, you can surf the net for more information and find out about the connection of football, Black Friday and some other interesting things to Thanksgiving.

Don't forget to give thanks for all important people, things and events in your life on this day.

Happy Thanksgiving!

You're doing great. Winter was extremely difficult for the first settlers, because they were starving. 45 people died during their first winter in the New World.

But this task wasn't hard, so keep looking for the key :)

And again you're right, because pineapple isn't traditionally served for Thanksgiving. Although, it's a nice and tasty fruit, so keep looking.

Although this task isn't so difficult, you was really attentive, so you have the award here:

The second part of the key is - 8

Fantastic! Although you don't get the part of the final key here, admit, that it was funny to learn the Morse Code. Well done, sailor!

This task demands a bit of time, but you didn't waste it. So,

the fourth part of the final key is - 3

Not only served this man as governor of Plymouth Colony for more than 30 years. He had also chronicled his experiences in a journal that became the authoritative account of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony. So, he can be considered one of the first American historians.

I hope you will think for a minute about your life after this quest and find a lot of things, people and events you are thankful for. May you count endless blessings every day!

The first part of the key is - 1.

Decades after President Lincoln officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, President Roosevelt wanted to mix things up by moving it up to the third Thursday in November instead of the fourth. By doing this, seven shopping days were added to the holiday season in 1939. However, now people celebrate it on the fourth Thursday in November.

You are a treasure! Squanto was the first Native American who spoke English and helped the first settlers. However, the clock wasn't so popular among Native Americans at the time, so he can't give you a hint about the part of the final key. You're very close to the feast. Try once more.

The Plymouth Plantation was actually the place where the religious refugees from England known popularly as the Pilgrims invited the local Native Americans to a harvest feast after a particularly successful growing season. So, it was the first Thanksgiving feast, which lasted for three days.

And the third part of the final key is - 6.