Rick Shenkman, the editor of the History News Network, has an article discussing myths about the Thanksgiving celebration.
MYTH # 1: The Pilgrims Held the First Thanksgiving
MYTH # 2: Thanksgiving Was About Family
MYTH # 3: Thanksgiving Was About Religion
MYTH # 4: The Pilgrims Ate Turkey
MYTH # 5: The Pilgrims Landed on Plymouth Rock
MYTH # 6: Pilgrims Lived in Log Cabins
MYTH # 7: Pilgrims Dressed in Black
MYTH # 8: Pilgrims, Puritans -- Same Thing
MYTH # 9: Puritans Hated Sex
MYTH # 10: Puritans Hated Fun
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