Pinkster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pinkster
1790–1800, < Dutch Pinksteren ≪ Greek pentēkostḗ Pentecost
Example Sentences
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Considered the oldest African-American holiday, Pinkster was virtually unknown to generations of New Yorkers until three years ago when a group of black history enthusiasts decided to resurrect it.
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
"The body may have been enslaved but not the creativity or the soul or the spirit, and we need to honor that. Pinkster does that."
From Reuters ● May 29, 2015
There was nothing new in a Pinkster frolic, either to Dirck, or to myself; though Jason gazed at the whole procedure with wonder.
From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore
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