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  2. Columbus Day - Wikipedia

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    Colombia, whose name originated from Columbus himself, celebrates El día de la Raza y de la Hispanidad (meaning "Day of the Race and Hispanicity"), and is taken as an opportunity to celebrate the encounter of "the two worlds" and to reflect on the richness that the racial diversity has brought to the culture. In 2021 the Ministry of Culture ...

  3. Is today a holiday? What to know about Indigenous Peoples ...

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    Approximately 29 states and Washington, D.C. do not celebrate Columbus Day. About 216 cities have renamed it or replaced it with Indigenous Peoples' Day, according to renamecolumbusday.org .

  4. Here's what's open, closed on Columbus Day and Indigenous ...

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    When is Columbus Day 2024? Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 14. When is Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024? Indigenous Peoples' Day is observed on the same day, Monday, Oct. 14. Is the post office open on ...

  5. What is Columbus Day? What to know about the federal holiday

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    The second Monday of October marks Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, here is what to know about the history of Columbus Day.

  6. Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day? Why the controversy ...

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    Columbus Day is a holiday with a long history, but in the past 50 years, debate has developed about the day because of the implications behind it. To some, Columbus Day is simply a day off from ...

  7. Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day?

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    Columbus Day and something else are marked for the day by four other states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The second Monday in October is not a holiday in 26 states and the territory of Guam ...

  8. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The meaning and origin of name of Latvian people is unclear, however the root lat-/let- is associated with several Baltic hydronyms and might share common origin with the Liet-part of neighbouring Lithuania (Lietuva, see below) and name of Latgalians – one of the Baltic tribes that are considered ancestors of modern Latvian people.

  9. Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day: Dates and history to ...

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    The commemoration of Native American history and culture is now federally recognized alongside Columbus Day, which has been historically observed on the same day. Columbus Day has been a national ...