Forefathers' Day

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Forefathers' Day¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Thanksgiving, then, is not the best symbol for America’s dark history of colonialism and dispossession – much less apt than, say, the now-obscure Landing Day or Forefathers Day, which male New England societies celebrated in the 19th century to mark their ancestors’ landing on Plymouth Rock in December 1620, or Columbus Day, which hailed a hero more easily construed as a conquistador.

From Salon

Thanksgiving, then, is not the best symbol for America's dark history of colonialism and dispossession – much less apt than, say, the now-obscure Landing Day or Forefathers Day, which male New England societies celebrated in the 19th century to mark their ancestors' landing on Plymouth Rock in December 1620, or Columbus Day, which hailed a hero more easily construed as a conquistador.

From US News

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

He delivered the first anniversary address of that association on the 22 of December or Forefathers' Day, in 1770.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg