- the pilgrim thing is all made up anyway
- it makes more sense to have a feast to celebrate getting thru the winter than just right before it
- similarly it makes sense to stockpile some treats and extras thru the winter just in case (in the old days like of a famine)
- right now Jan and Feb are bleak awful fucking months with nothing to look forward to
- you see family during christmas anyway why do it in november too
explain
European protestants (pilgrims) did in fact colonize North America, and they were extremely thankful for being able to survive a year, starting from basically nothing. I can blame them for many things, but not that. Also harvest celebrations are universal.