{"id":1231,"date":"2013-10-14T00:49:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T00:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=398"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:54:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:54:59","slug":"columbus-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/10\/14\/columbus-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the \u201cNew World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/columbus-day.jpg\" alt=\"columbus-day\" width=\"175\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Columbus Day, which is  observed  annually  on the second Monday of  October, remembers Christopher Columbus\u2019 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\u2019s 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>Today commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the \u201cNew World.\u201d Columbus Day, which is observed annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus\u2019 arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. Americans are often invited to celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of their country with church services and other activities. 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