Columbus Day
Second Monday of October
How The Holiday Originated
This holiday is celebrated on the second
Monday of October. The Society of
Tammany designated it a holiday on
October 12, 1866. In 1937 Franklin
Roosevelt proclaimed every twelfth of
October as Columbus Day. Since 1971 it
has been celebrated on the second Monday
of October.
Symbols of Columbus Day
People usually think of ships as
symbols because Columbus sailed
three ships the Nina, Pinta, and the
Santa Maria.
Celebrating Columbus Day
People have
parades in
towns all over
America.
Celebrating Columbus Day Con’t
Also during Columbus
Day we have a day off
from school.
Government buildings
are closed for the day.
Works Cited
Showers, Paul. Columbus Day. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell
Company,1965.
Celebrate! Holidays in the U.S.A-Columbus Day.[Online]
Available:
www.usis.usemb.se/holidays/celebrate/Columbus.html
Created By:
Danielle
Paul
Oren
Stephanie
Shawn