{"id":1564,"date":"2012-10-05T14:45:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T18:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/10\/05\/columbus-day\/"},"modified":"2012-10-05T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T18:45:13","slug":"columbus-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/10\/05\/columbus-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1563\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/columbus-day.jpg\" alt=\"columbus-day\" width=\"235\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The APIA  office will close at 3.00pm today and will be  closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Day, which is  observed  annually  on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus&#8217; arrival to the  Americas on October 12, 1492.<\/p>\n<p>Americans are  often invited to celebrate the anniversary of the 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. The celebrations in New York  and San Francisco are particularly noteworthy. In Hawaii Columbus Day is also  known as Landing Day or Discoverer&#8217;s Day.  Not all parts of the United States  celebrate Columbus Day. It is not a public holiday in California, Nevada and  Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>For more  information about this holiday go to:  <a title=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/columbus-day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/columbus-day\">http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/columbus-day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For activities  for children including arts and crafts, word searches, puzzles and more facts  and history go to  <a title=\"http:\/\/www.theholidayzone.com\/columbus\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theholidayzone.com\/columbus\/\">http:\/\/www.theholidayzone.com\/columbus\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The APIA office will close at 3.00pm today and will be closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day. Columbus Day, which is observed annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus&#8217; arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. 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