Pinkster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pinkster
1790–1800, < Dutch Pinksteren ≪ Greek pentēkostḗ Pentecost
Example Sentences
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In its heyday, Pinkster was an week-long celebration that featured African music and dancing, and the crowning of a Pinkster king, portrayed by a slave dressed like a military officer.
From Reuters • May 29, 2015
The Philipsburg Manor in the Hudson Valley town of Sleepy Hollow has hosted a Pinkster celebration since the mid-1980s.
From Reuters • May 29, 2015
The highlight of the event, organized by the African American Pinkster Committee of New York, is the crowning of the Pinkster King, and the telling of the holiday's story in traditional songs, percussion-driven music and dance.
From Reuters • May 29, 2015
Pinkster gradually receded into the history books as the Afro-Dutch community lost touch with their colonial traditions.
From Reuters • May 29, 2015
On this common, then, was the Pinkster ground, which was now quite full of people, as well as of animation.
From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore
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