But Scandinavian immigrants and Americans of northern European descent wanted to celebrate Erikson instead. At the time, the country’s recognition of him was a source of pride for many Italian Americans and Italian immigrants. celebrated a Columbian centennial: the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s journey to the Americas. Plus, they favored Erikson because, unlike Columbus, he wasn’t Italian or Catholic. But in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many people had a different problem with Columbus: They argued that the real credit for discovering North America should go to Erikson, who they believed arrived 500 years before Columbus. For years, there have been campaigns to celebrate an indigenous people's day. Leif Erikson Day doesn’t get as much recognition because it’s overshadowed by Monday’s Columbus Day-which, unlike Erikson’s day, is a federal holiday, meaning government employees get off work, as do many students and private-sector workers.Ĭhristopher Columbus and his holiday are controversial today largely because of the way he and subsequent European explorers and settlers treated Native Americans. October 9 is Leif Erikson Day, a United States holiday that honors the Icelandic explorer who some believe was the first European to reach North America. What’s Spongebob Squarepants’s favorite holiday, besides April Fools’ Day? Unless you’re really into Vikings, you probably missed it.
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