text: how did the settlers of america who celebrated the first thanks giving so many years ago give thanks to the... indians (native americans) who helped save them? sorry for having copied/pasted twice ( by mistake) but i sure think it needs to be reminded lol :-))!   thanksgiving, or thanksgiving day, is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks (traditionally to god), for the things one has at the close of the harvest season. in the united states, thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth thursday of november, and in canada it is celebrated on the second monday in october. in the united kingdom, thanksgiving is another name for the harvest festival, held in churches across the country on a relevant sunday to mark the end of the local harvest, though it is not thought of as a major event (compared to christmas or easter) as it is in north america, where this tradition taken by early settlers became much more important. other european countries, such as germany, also have harvest-thanks (erntedank) celebrations which are perceived to be rather minor and mostly rural holidays.  thanksgiving in the united states the first official thanksgiving was held in the virginia colony on december 4, 1619 near the current site of berkeley plantation, where celebrations are still held each year in november.[2]   pilgrims the pilgrims were particularly thankful to squanto, the indian who taught them how to catch eel, grow corn and who served as an interpreter for them (squanto had learned english on a previous trip to europe). without squanto's help the pilgrims might not have survived in the new world. the pilgrims set apart a day to celebrate at plymouth immediately after their first harvest, in 1621. at the time, this was not regarded as a thanksgiving observance; harvest festivals were existing parts of english and wampanoag tradition alike. several american colonists have personal accounts of the 1621 feast in massachusetts:  thanksgiving in the united states the first official thanksgiving was held in the virginia colony on december 4, 1619 near the current site of berkeley plantation, where celebrations are still held each year in november.[2]   pilgrims the pilgrims were particularly thankful to squanto, the indian who taught them how to catch eel, grow corn and who served as an interpreter for them (squanto had learned english on a previous trip to europe). without squanto's help the pilgrims might not have survived in the new world. the pilgrims set apart a day to celebrate at plymouth immediately after their first harvest, in 1621. at the time, this was not regarded as a thanksgiving observance; harvest festivals were existing parts of english and wampanoag tradition alike. several american colonists have personal accounts of the 1621 feast in massachusetts:  but then...........the story continues...........!