The United States is preparing to celebrate a historic anniversary: the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower and its pilgrims in 1620, which led to the founding of the city of Plymouth on the Massachusetts coast and the tradition of Thanksgiving. The city's 400th anniversary will bring to the forefront the American cultural contributions and traditions that began with the interaction between the Wampanoag Indian people and the first arrivals on the Mayflower. A part of history that has profoundly marked the construction of America. On the program for this eventful year: a maritime festival with the official sailing of the Mayflower II to Boston, Provincetown and Plymouth, a traveling exhibition, the March of the Wampanoag Indian Ancestors, and the Embarkation Festival, a major cultural and artistic event that celebrates the traditions, gastronomy and music of the pilgrim settlers and the Wampanoag Indians, as well as the diverse immigrant population that has become the fabric of American society. More information on the Plymouth 400 website.