- Monday is Columbus Day in the United States.
- It is a federal holiday that honours Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who is often called the “discoverer” of the Americas.
- U.S. President Joe Biden has also named Monday “Indigenous Peoples’ Day”.
Monday is Columbus Day in the United States. It is a federal holiday that honours Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who is often called the “discoverer” of the Americas.
U.S. President Joe Biden has also named Monday “Indigenous Peoples’ Day. As he did last year, ” His proclamation doesn’t make Indigenous Peoples’ Day a federal holiday, even though it says it should be celebrated on the same day as Columbus Day, the second Monday in October.
Native Americans and other groups have always been offended by Columbus Day because it has always ignored the death, destruction, and disease that Columbus and his crew brought to the Americas.
A holiday that honours the fact that people lived in the Americas thousands of years before Columbus is slowly gaining popularity in the U.S. On the second Monday of October, more than 12 states and many cities officially recognise the contribution of Native peoples.
Columbus Day is still on the calendar in most of the U.S., and many people will remember him on Monday.
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