Tag: pilgrims

On November 25th, American families celebrate Thanksgiving, but how did this custom of thanking God begin? And how did it influence the spiritual development of the United States?Sailing a simple ship from England to the New World, many of the pilgrims on board died even before reaching America. They had suffered from both disease and hurricane-force winds.After a horrendous journey of long weeks, the pilgrims disembarked, to begin a new and, according to some, miraculous chapter in the history of the world.But at that time they did not know...