Dress the Pilgrim Way!
Dressing up in costumes isn't just for Halloween anymore! Celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional Pilgrim costume! Part of a school play about the first Thanksgiving? Find your costume here!
Contents at a Glance
What Is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday to give thanks at the conclusion of the harvest season. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada.The tradition stems from the Pilgrims who settled in the New World. After a hard first winter, they received help from the Abnaki Indians Samoset and Squanto. They helped the Pilgrims learn what crops to plant and how to make them grow. After the first harvest there was a great deal to celebrate so the Pilgrims threw a 3-day party and invited their Indian friends.
In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. The fourth Thursday in November was designated as the date of celebration. We celebrate with food, like turkey and stuffing, Pumpkin pie, cranberry jelly and mashed potatoes.
Pilgrim Girls
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Child-size Pilgrim Girl Costume
Child-size Pilgrim Girl Costume
Child-size Pilgrim Girl Costume
Pilgrim Ladies
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Adult-size Pilgrim Woman Costume
Womens Pilgrim Shoes
Pilgrim Bonnet
The Pilgrims
Pilgrims, or Pilgrim Fathers (or Pilgrim Mothers), is a name commonly applied to the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their leadership came from a religious congregation who had fled a volatile political environment in the East Midlands of England for the relative calm of the Netherlands to preserve their religion. Concerned with losing their cultural identity, the group later arranged with English investors to establish a new colony in North America. The colonists faced a lengthy series of challenges, from bureaucracy, impatient investors and internal conflicts to sabotage, storms, disease, and uncertain relations with the indigenous people. The colony, established in 1620, became the second successful English settlement in what was to become the United States of America, the first being Jamestown, Virginia, which was founded in 1607. Their story has become a central theme of the history and culture of the United States.
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Pilgrim Boys
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Child-size Pilgrim Boy Costume
Child-size Pilgrim Boy Costume
Pilgrim Gentlemen
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Adult-size Pilgrim Man Costume
Adult-size Pilgrim Man Costume
Pilgrim Jabot & Cuffs Set
Pilgrim Mens Socks
Adult-size Pilgrim Hat
Pass the stuffing and cranberry jelly!
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emilyava
Nice lens. Posted October 03, 2008 |
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emilyava
Great lens on thanks giving costumes. Posted October 02, 2008 |
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flowski
Dress as a pilgrim for Thanksgiving, what a wonderful idea to get you in the festive spirit of the holiday! I imagine this would make a perfect costume for a school play as well. Nice resource. Posted November 07, 2007 |
