Columbus Day

Columbus Day is a festival that is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World around 1492. The specific date of his arrival being 12th October. It is a well-known festivity all over the world specifically in American countries. Besides being celebrated on different dates, it is also known by different names in different nations.

Though Columbus Day celebration is specific to the United States of America, similar observances are held in other countries. So, do you want to know more about Columbus Day festivity, Columbus Day Date, Columbus Day history and Columbus Day origin and background? Keep reading through the page. Celebrationsonnet.com provide you with an in depth information on Columbus Day.

Columbus Day is celebrated as national holiday in US. Also known as El Dia de la Raza, Columbus Day was first celebrated on 1792. After a lapse of around hundred years, it was again celebrated on the request of President Benjamin Harrison. From 1920 onwards, Columbus Day came to be observed annually and around 1971, it became a ‘federal legal holiday’, observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

History bears testimony to the fact that Columbus Day in the United States is celebrated as a historical holiday. It is indeed observed with different parades. The traditional parade of the Columbus Day refers to the New York Fifth Avenue parade. Beauty pageants are also held on this day. Though these are other small features of the national holiday, yet it attracts more than millions of visitors from outside the country to become a part of this significant festival.

Latin American countries celebrate this day as Día de la Raza, which is also known as Day of the Race. This day celebrates the Spanish heritage of the Latin American peoples and includes brightly colored fiestas. Costa Rica observes Día de las Culturas or the Day of the Cultures, Bahamas celebrate Discovery Day whereas Spain is known to observe Hispanic Day and Venezuela celebrates Day of indigenous Resistance or Día de la Resistencia Indígena. However, Minnesota does not celebrate Columbus Day observance.

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