Forefathers' Day
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Forefathers' Day is a holiday celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 22 . It is a commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on December 21, 1620. It was introduced in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1769.[1] In adjusting the date to the Gregorian calendar, the anniversary was erroneously established on December 22 instead of December 21.[2]
Forefathers' Day is a well known and well celebrated holiday in Plymouth.
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- ^ Baker, James W. Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Press, 2009: 63
- ^ Marden, Orison Swett and Devitt, George Raywood. Home Lover's Library Part 13. Kessinger Publishing, 2003: 97.
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