Forefathers' Day

American  

noun

1. the anniversary of the day (December 21, 1620, in Old Style December 11) on which the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Mass. Owing to an error in changing the date from the Old Style to the New, it is generally observed on December 22.

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Etymology

Origin of Forefathers' Day

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Plymouth Rock, however, was at first more directly tied to a different occasion: Forefathers’ Day, or Landing Day, on December 22, commemorating the debarkation of the Mayflower passengers in 1620.

From Time • Nov. 25, 2014

I hope and expect to be able to attend your banquet next Forefathers' Day.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie

Hurry, scurry to dress for the Forefathers' Day celebration.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

I write to extend the warm greeting of the Society to yourself, and the earnest request that you will be our guest at the banquet on Forefathers' Day Dec.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie

Men had celebrated "Forefathers' Day" for many years, but as women were never invited to join in their festivities, Mrs. Devereux Blake introduced the custom of women having a dinner in celebration of that day.

From Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady