Draft:Myth of the First Thanksgiving
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The myth of the first Thanksgiving refers to the mythologized retelling of a 1621 harvest feast by the Puritans in Plymouth, Massachusetts as the foundation for the modern Thanksgiving holiday as celebrated in the United States. Also called the "Thanksgiving myth", this description of events has been criticized by both Indigenous peoples of the United States and academic scholars for how it obfuscates history, particularly the relationships between the Pilgrims and the Indigenous people of the region.