In a moment when the US is tackling tough questions regarding its attitude to race and reassessing the darker aspects of its history - in the age of Black Lives Matter and Confederate flag-bearing white supremacists rallying in Charlottesville, Virginia - the debate over the future of Columbus Day couldn't be more timely. Native Americans remain an important voice in US society and the Sioux's recent struggle to oppose an oil pipeline running through the Standing Rock Reservation in North and South Dakota only serves to highlight their ongoing plight.
If that monument is toppled, Columbus Day itself could soon follow. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Recommended All you need to know about this year's Columbus Day. Congress later moved it to the second Monday of October. While most Americans just take Columbus Day as a precious day off work, some cities do host parades to mark the occasion.
Many Italian-Americans use the holiday to display their pride by dressing up, playing music, and of course, making food. Historians pointed out how populations in the areas Columbus explored had been decimated in the wake of his arrival. The native population dwindled from thousands to mere hundreds in the decades after Columbus landed.
Columbus also enslaved the people of many of the places he conquered, sending hundreds of slaves back to the Queen in Spain. The people who were not enslaved were often ruled with an iron fist: Columbus was said to have used violence and torture to control the native populations. In response to this history, several cities and states have elected not to celebrate Columbus Day at all. Instead, they replace it with holidays to commemorate their indigenous populations. The most common alternative is Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday celebrating the native peoples of North America.
Los Angeles will start celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. During National School Lunch Week, we encourage schools to expand access to nutritious food options, and we salute all those who work in our Nation's school cafeterias and food preparation centers.
Most Federal employees work schedule is Monday through Friday. For these Federal employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday, that is to say, Saturday or Sunday, then, the holiday usually is observed on Monday in case the holiday falls on Sunday or Friday in case the holiday falls on Saturday. If a holiday falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday and if a holidays falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a holiday.
According to Title 63G, Section , Legal holidays: if any of the holidays fall on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be the holiday. Moreover, if any of the holidays fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the holiday. These observances differ from Federal holidays in that Federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances.
US Holiday On October 9 ? Presidential Programation National School Lunch Program NSLP Fire Prevention Week - Day 2: [pro] During Fire Prevention Week, we pay tribute to the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to pull their neighbors out of harm's way, and pledge to do our part to prevent fires in our homes, our cities, and the great outdoors.
According to the Presidential Proclamation, By preventing fires, we can both protect our loved ones and keep America's firefighters out of unnecessary danger. To save people they have never met, these skilled professionals battle walls of flame, put themselves in the paths of unpredictable wildfires, and rush into houses on the verge of collapse.
This week, as we renew our commitment to fire safety, we thank these courageous first responders for their service and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Discoverers' Day: [hi-ob] According to Hawaiian legislation, "the second Monday in October shall be known as Discoverers' Day, in recognition of the Polynesian discoverers of the Hawaiian Islands, provided that this day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday.
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