Columbus Day 2015 - Meaning of Columbus Day!

On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island in the Bahamas, convinced that he had reached the East Indies.The anniversary of his landing in the New World is known as Columbus day and it was first formally celebrated in 1792, by the Columbian Order in New York City and now,it is celebrated nationally on the second Monday in October.It is also observed as a national holiday. It was not a Federal holiday ntill the 18th century but since 1937 it is declared as a Federal holiday.

Columbus day celebrates the day, 516 years ago, when three small boats carrying Spanish sailors "discovered" the Western Hemisphere.This Encounter of Two Worlds led to the formation of a new continent which is named as America. People united through this. It determined the direction the Americas were to take from that point on, and when we calculate the significance of Columbus Day in our lives we need to take into consideration the whole package, from discovery through conquest to domination. And this plays a vey important role in every Americans lifes.
The traditional image of Columbus's discovery of the New World shows the Admiral stepping onto land with a flag in one hand and a sword in the other and he is surrounded by his fellow sailors, some of whom are carrying guns and swords. This might be the picture of the day when America wasfound and how he looked  while stepping n to the land with his fellow sailors.
This year also it will be observed as a Federal holiday on Monday, October 12, 2015 (All except Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

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What States Celebrate Columbus Day? | About Columbus Day

It's been 521 years since the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus "sailed the ocean blue in  1492." He founded a new world. But its been a Federal holiday since 1937. Observed on the second Monday in October, the holiday celebrates the achievements of Christopher Columbus, a man who lived almost three centuries.So why Columbus Day? Until the mid-1700s, Christopher Columbus was not widely known among most Americans. This began to change in the late 1700s, after the United States gained independence from Britain. The name "Columbia" soon became a synonym for the United States.

The holiday honoring Christopher Columbus's sighting of America on October 12, 1492, is observed in the states of the United States and also in parts of Canada, in Puerto Rico, and in some cities in Italy and Spain.So what is the legal basis for the holiday and is it truly a national holiday? Some of the states still dont celebrate this day. Columbus Day is one of the most inconsistently celebrated U.S. holidays.In some parts it is celebrated whereas in some it is not. It’s one of 10 official federal holidays, which means federal workers get the day off. And because federal offices will be closed, so will banks and the bond markets that trade in U.S. government debt.23 states provide their employess with a holiday.

And some don't. And those who dont are Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Other then these all other states in America do celebrate Columbus day.

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