The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn (maize), a new food for the colonists.They showed them other crops to grow in the unfamiliar soil and how to hunt and fish.

• 在印第安人的帮助下，移民们终于获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了感谢上帝的日子，并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助，邀请他们一同庆祝节日。