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Oct 13, 🇺🇸 USA: Columbus Day (Federal and 21 states) ![]()
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This U.S. federal holiday commemorates the date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas. In the USA it is observed on the Second Monday in October. ![]()
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Though Columbus Day is one of the 10 U.S. legal federal holidays, it is not considered a major one. Columbus' voyages across the Atlantic Ocean initiated the European exploration and colonization of the Americas. ![]()
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While the first voyage in 1492 was immensely significant, Columbus did not actually reach the American mainland until his third voyage in 1498. Colorado was the first US state to make Columbus Day an official holiday and Franklin Roosevelt established the first federal observance of Columbus Day in 1937. ![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/usa/columbus-day
Oct 13, 🇨🇦 Canada: Thanksgiving (except New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)![]()
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On Thanksgiving, Canadians give thanks for a successful year and harvest.![]()
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The Thanksgiving holiday tradition in Canada dates back to when the English explorer, Martin Frobisher, came upon the land we now know as Canada while searching for a Northern passage to the Orient.![]()
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When Frobisher arrived in Canada on his third voyage in 1578, he held a formal ceremony where he gave thanks for surviving the long journey - one of his ships had been lost on the way. Frobisher celebrated with salt beef and peas. South of the border, it would be another 43 years before the Pilgrims sat down to celebrate their first Thanksgiving meal.![]()
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Thanksgiving became a nationally recognised holiday in Canada in 1879.![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/canadian-thanksgiving
Oct 13, 🇺🇸 USA (DC and 4 states): Indigenous Peoples Day ![]()
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Today D.C., Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico and South Dakota observe a state holiday celebrating the heritage and contribution to the Americas of those who were here before Columbus. More than 100 cities across the US have also changed to this holiday. ![]()
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Oct 12, 🇦🇸 American Samoa: White Sunday![]()
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The tradition of White Sunday was brought by Christian missionaries in the 19th century. It is a day when children are treated, from getting new outfits to being allowed their favorite food during the family meal.![]()
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Read more at cstu.io/e3ef5a