Columbus Day Holidays
Celebrated the second Monday of each October, Columbus Day commerates Columbus's Oct. 12, 1492 landing in the New World. Columbus Day is a legal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated as Día de la Raza in much of Latin America.
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Indigenous Peoples Day - Describes the an event replacing Columbus Day in some parts of the United States and explains the rationale behind it.
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Columbus Day-Holiday Insights - Information about Columbus Day with links to ecards, games, and fun.
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Celebrating Columbus Day at The Holiday Zone - Include history, printable worksheets and coloring pages, arts and crafts, poems, interactive puzzles, discussion topics, and language activities.
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Día de la Raza - Día de la Raza, a celebration of the modern Latin American and the contradictions of the Columbus celebration.
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Columbus Day (United States) - Brief description relates the holiday's origin, tells how it is celebrated in the U.S., and lists other countries that observe it.
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Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. - Columbus Day (Second Monday in October) - An introductory survey of the historical and social background of Columbus Day.
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Dia de la Raza - Offers historical facts and cultural information about this Latin American observance.
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Today in History: October 12 - History and images related to Columbus Day. From the Library of Congress.
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John's Word Search Puzzles: Columbus Day - Printable word search includes terms related to Columbus's life.
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Columbus Day from Rumela.com - Provides the history, traditions, and facts of this holiday. Offers short biography of Christopher Columbus.
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Lesson Plan - Columbus Day - Lesson plan designed for use in the fourth or fifth grade classroom examines the Columbus Day holiday from a Native American perspective. From the College of Education at Utah State University.
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Columbus Day Activities and Games - Offers a variety of resources for the classroom teacher, including stories, poems, a skit, coloring pages, and craft ideas.
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Columbus Day - Offers a history of the holiday along with printable crossword puzzles and word searches.
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Columbus and Other Great Explorers - Provides a short history of the man and the holiday which bears his name. Also includes information on other famous journeys and explorations. From Infoplease.com
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