Episode One explores the rich tapestry of harvest thanksgiving traditions that existed long before the Pilgrims arrived in America. Host Claire Delish examines the sophisticated ceremonial practices of Indigenous peoples across North America, including the Haudenosaunee seasonal thanksgivings, the Green Corn Ceremony of Southeastern tribes, and the Wampanoag harvest celebrations honoring the Three Sisters crops. The episode then crosses the Atlantic to discover European harvest festivals like England's Harvest Home, Lammas, and Michaelmas, along with similar traditions in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. These ancient practices of gratitude, community feasting, and agricultural celebration from both continents set the foundation for what would eventually become the American Thanksgiving holiday, revealing a much deeper and more complex origin story than the simplified Plymouth narrative.
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