Sunday, October 14, 2012

On This Date


October 8th
Columbus Day was celebrated on October 8th, 2012 this year. Columbus Day, which is annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. This holiday is controversial because the European settlement in the Americas led to the demise of the history and culture of the indigenous peoples. I would consider it to be good because he discovered the America's! It is very important because we would not be here without him, and it would be Indians living in America. He was a major contributer in the age of exploration and finding out stuff about the world around us. He influenced the world so that the world knew that America existed. He influenced our nations and city because they flourished after he discovered America. He influenced my existence because if it weren't for him, I may have lived somewhere else or be a different ethnicity. To celebrate this holiday, people in the United States are invited to celebrate the anniversary and discovery of their country with church services and other activities. In some towns and cities, special church services, parades, and large events are held. Most celebrations are concentrated around the Italian-American community. New York and San Francisco have the biggest celebrations. The holiday is also known as Landing Day or Discoverer's Day. 
I honestly did not know the date of this holiday until I looked it up. I am surprised that it is not more common to celebrate this holiday. This was huge for our country, so I think that we need to honor Columbus and recognize this day. I now appreciate this event, and I wish I had celebrated it on Monday. The sources that I found say that government offices and schools are generally closed, but maybe this holiday just isn't as big of a deal in Kentucky, or maybe I am just ignorant and oblivious on this whole deal. All that I know is that we did have school on this day, and It would have been nice to have been able to celebrate the founding of the New World instead of spending 8 hours at school. I appreciate this holiday, and I think we need to make a bigger deal out of it.

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