{"id":592,"date":"2016-10-06T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/?p=592"},"modified":"2024-08-15T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:20:28","slug":"columbus-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/columbus-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Day 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_593\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\" wp-image-593\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Designed by Freepik\" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/Columbus-Day.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-vector\/three-caravels-in-flat-style-for-columbus-day_946855.htm\">Designed by Freepik<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Columbus Day is observed each year on the second Monday in October to remember Christopher Columbus\u2019 arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Columbus Day is on Monday, October 10, 2016.\u00a0<span id=\"more-300\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For more information about Columbus Day, visit this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/exploration\/columbus-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>. For children\u2019s activities, including arts and crafts, word searches, and puzzles, visit this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholidayzone.com\/columbus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a bit of family fun away from home? Check out these great ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kid Friendly DC\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/kidfriendlydc.com\/2016\/10\/07\/the-weekend-round-up-october-8-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Weekend Roundup<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Culture Capital\u2019s Columbus Day Weekend Ideas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbus Day is observed each year on the second Monday in October to remember Christopher Columbus\u2019 arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. 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