Beginning of the Yearly Tradition
During the mid-1600s, Thanksgiving as we know it today began to take shape(成形). In Connecticut(康涅狄格州) valley towns, incomplete records show proclamations(宣布) of Thanksgiving for September 18, 1639, as well as 1644, and after 1649. Instead of just celebrating special harvests or events, these were set aside as an annual holiday. One of the first recorded celebrations commemorating(庆祝) the 1621 feast in Plymouth colony(普利茅斯殖民地) occurred in Connecticut in 1665.