Thanksgiving Sampler - Autumn Embroidery and Cross Stitch Pattern - PDF Download

"The year has turned its circle, The seasons come and go.  The Harvest all is gathered in, and chilly North winds blow... Orchards have shared their treasures. The fields their yellow grain.  So open wide the doorway... Thanksgiving comes again!” Gather with your loved ones this Thanksgiving to celebrate the season of gratitude. The tradition of giving thanks after the summer bounty takes place all over the world, but in North America, it is traced back to the 1621 celebration at the Plymouth Plantation, when the Pilgrims invited the local indigenous peoples to a harvest feast after a particularly successful growing season. Many people had starved the previous winter, but meanwhile, kind members of the local Wampanoag tribe taught the Pilgrims to grow corn, beans and squash, how to catch the local fish, and how to collect the seafood. These were all skills that were needed to survive in their new land. The original three-day feast apparently included goose, lobster, cod and deer, and t