The following post was first published in 2013:
Today is the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. and it is generally
believed that the first Thanksgiving feast took part between the
Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts in 1621. But as we first
mentioned back in 2007,
the first Thanksgiving really occurred in 1565 when Spanish explorers
and Timuca natives in St. Augustine, Florida got together and dined on
bean soup.
The following brief video via the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette delves into the history behind the first Thanksgiving
nearly 450 years ago:
Although Thanksgiving is not typically
celebrated in Latin America, many Latinos in the U.S. do celebrate the
holiday. Some households modify the holiday and add traditional Latin
American details such as feasting on tamales or (in the case of my family) serve yellow rice as one of the side dishes to the Thanksgiving turkey.
Video Source - The Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette via YouTube
Online Source - The Latin Americanist; Latino Post
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