Sentence examples for forefathers day from inspiring English sources

Sailing in the Mayflower from Plymouth, England, the settlers reached the shores of Cape Cod in November 1620, and an exploring party arrived in the Plymouth area on December 21 (now celebrated as Forefathers' Day).

This alliance also deflated Forefathers' Day, a holiday commemorating the landing, which sank in to insignificance even in Plymouth itself.

Since the term pilgrims was not in use at the time, members referred to their celebration as "Old Colony Day," later "Forefathers' Day".

Back in their day, these forefathers had lesser known comrades and influences.

Along with those of other patriarchs, his feast day is celebrated in the Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church on the Second Sunday before the Advent (December 11 17), under the title the Sunday of the Forefathers.

Thanks to our oh-so-generous forefathers, we get one more blissful day off from work, school, and responsibility.

They knew why they were in line and like their forefathers in Selma, who responded to Bloody Sunday by returning to the same bridge days later, they were not "going to let anybody turn them around".

At lunchtime Thursday, business was brisk at Forefathers, a sandwich shop a half-mile from the Cardinals' practice facility that specializes in Philly cheese steaks.

Profits depended on working class folks going to games in droves on Saturday afternoon, just as their forefathers had done.

"Independence Day" commemorates the treasonous gamble our forefathers took in issuing the inflammatory indictment justifying their separation.

This was Mr. Gore's first public nod to his humiliating rejection on Election Day by the state of his forefathers.