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

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Forefathers' Day

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

So, to my joy, I found in Plymouth on my few days there on Forefathers' Day week just about the weather Bradford reports for that first voyage of the Mayflower's shallop to its harbor.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop

Mr. Twichell responded to the toast, "Forefathers' Day."

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various

Forefathers' Day, the anniversary of the landing at Plymouth, was celebrated by dinners, prayer, and praise.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse