Have you ever closed your Thanksgiving festival with a gnawing feeling of disappointment, as though something was missing? Observing the five “Fs” formula of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 may remedy that disappointment.

FOOD

According to Gov. William Bradford’s “ History of Plymouth Plantation ,” supplemented by Edward Winslow in “ Mourt’s Relation ,” the Pilgrims and their Wampanoag guests enjoyed turkey, venison, waterfowl, seafood, and much more.

FELLOWSHIP

Many observe Thanksgiving alone by choice, and others because they have no choice. But most long for Thanksgiving Day to be with family and friends, to relive old memories, to catch up on the latest news, to see how the children have grown, and just to be together again.

The Pilgrims were no different. The roughly 50 Mayflo

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