{"id":7095,"date":"2025-10-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2025-10-13T01:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:00:05","slug":"octobers-competing-us-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"October's Competing US Holidays [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Who_Was_Christopher_Columbus\" >Who Was Christopher Columbus?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#How_Is_Columbus_Day_Celebrated\" >How Is Columbus Day Celebrated?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#What_Is_Indigenous_Peoples_Day\" >What Is Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#How_Is_Indigenous_Peoples_Day_Celebrated\" >How Is Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day Celebrated?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Useful_Vocabulary_for_Historical_Holidays\" >Useful Vocabulary for Historical Holidays<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Reflect_on\" >Reflect (on ~)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Discrimination\" >Discrimination<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Whitewash\" >Whitewash<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Colonization\" >Colonization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Recognize\" >Recognize<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Adopt\" >Adopt<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/octobers-competing-us-holidays\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>\"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many American schoolchildren learn this simple rhyme to help them remember Christopher Columbus and what he's famous for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many years, people in the US and several other countries have celebrated a day honoring Columbus in early October. But there's another holiday at the same time that was created as a <em>response<\/em> to Columbus Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because language is connected to culture, let's take a look at both of these holidays, learn some history behind them and vocabulary related to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_Christopher_Columbus\"><\/span><strong>Who Was Christopher Columbus?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085211\/october_holidays_2-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"A statue of Christoper Columbus pointing into the distance\" class=\"wp-image-9621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085211\/october_holidays_2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085211\/october_holidays_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085211\/october_holidays_2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085211\/october_holidays_2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085211\/october_holidays_2-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed to the Americas in the 15th century with support from the king and queen of Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But America wasn't where he planned to go; his goal was to find a quick way from Western Europe to islands near China and India. He hoped to trade for spices and other goods only available in that part of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, Columbus' ships made it to the Caribbean (including the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba today). But Columbus didn't realize that he wasn't in Asia; he called the people he saw \"Indians\" even though he was far from India. This is why Native Americans are often called \"American Indians\" even today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To Columbus and other Europeans, these areas were the \"New World,\" and this began a period called the Age of Discovery, when explorers from European countries <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/colonize\/IGVG1J9UT8i4TZMPuOUQWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">colonized<\/a> many parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Is_Columbus_Day_Celebrated\"><\/span><strong>How Is Columbus Day Celebrated?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the US, the second Monday of October is Columbus Day. It's a federal holiday, which means some businesses, schools and government offices are closed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But not every holiday is celebrated with food and decorations like Christmas and <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/5-halloween-words-you-can-use-all-year-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Halloween<\/a>. Although some places hold special events, holidays like Columbus Day, Presidents' Day and Labor Day are often days when people simply relax and take a break from work or school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Related article: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/take-it-easy-10-english-expressions-for-relaxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>\"Take it Easy!\" 10 English Expressions for Relaxing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Indigenous_Peoples_Day\"><\/span><strong>What Is Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/26014720\/october_holidays_new_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman standing in indigenous American clothing\" class=\"wp-image-12162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/26014720\/october_holidays_new_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/26014720\/october_holidays_new_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/26014720\/october_holidays_new_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/26014720\/october_holidays_new_1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/26014720\/october_holidays_new_1-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/indigenous\/cmFjL7U8SB-HmLRxBOTU1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous<\/a>\" is an adjective describing the first people to live in a place. Therefore, Indigenous Peoples' Day is for celebrating the original people of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrival of Columbus and other explorers had a very negative effect on the people already living there. Many were killed or were forced to work as slaves for the Europeans. In addition, the explorers brought diseases from their countries that killed many of the native people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this history, many people have fought against celebrating Columbus with a holiday. Additionally, they say he couldn't have \"discovered\" a new world if there were people already living there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So on the second Monday of October \u2014&nbsp;the same day as Columbus Day \u2014 they instead celebrate the original Americans to honor their culture and fight against the <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/whitewash\/vAxloo8jSXuWdCMX3LOdzg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whitewashing<\/a> of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Is_Indigenous_Peoples_Day_Celebrated\"><\/span><strong>How Is Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day Celebrated?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to Columbus Day, there are no standard ways to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. However, many people use the day to reflect on, or think about, the nation's history and to educate themselves on Native American culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Useful_Vocabulary_for_Historical_Holidays\"><\/span><strong>Useful Vocabulary for Historical Holidays<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085712\/october_holidays_4-1-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sitting on a swing while watching the sunset of the ocean\" class=\"wp-image-9624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085712\/october_holidays_4-1-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085712\/october_holidays_4-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/19085712\/october_holidays_4-1-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reflect_on\"><\/span><strong>Reflect (on ~)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Reflecting\" is thinking deeply about something that happened in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>After the game, the coach told the team to <strong>reflect on<\/strong> what they did well and what they can improve.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Related article: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/think-synonyms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Using Your Head: 15 Different Ways to Say \"Think\"<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discrimination\"><\/span><strong>Discrimination<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When a person or group experiences <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/discrimination\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAABj2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discrimination<\/a>, they are treated unfairly by others because of their race, gender, religious beliefs, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Every year, thousands of people leave their home countries to escape violence or <strong>discrimination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whitewash\"><\/span><strong>Whitewash<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Something has been \"whitewashed\" if embarrassing or unpleasant facts have been hidden to make it look better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Supporters of Indigenous Peoples' Day say that Columbus Day <strong>whitewashes<\/strong> the violence he committed against Native Americans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colonization\"><\/span><strong>Colonization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned earlier in the article, colonization is the process of one country taking control of another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In recent years, many European countries have removed statues and monuments that celebrate their <strong>colonization<\/strong> of other nations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recognize\"><\/span><strong>Recognize<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We can use \"recognize\" to say that we see and understand who or what a person or thing is, like in the following example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I didn't <strong>recognize<\/strong> Beth after she changed her hairstyle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But it has <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/recognize\/ZMFUIa4DRT219jS4I9i_jw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another meaning<\/a> too: \"to acknowledge the existence, quality or legality of something.\" This meaning is often used in politics and law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In 2021, President Joe Biden became the first US president to officially <strong>recognize<\/strong> Indigenous Peoples' Day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adopt\"><\/span><strong>Adopt<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We use \"adopt\" to talk about becoming the parent or guardian of a child or a pet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We <strong>adopted<\/strong> our dog Charlie from the local animal shelter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it can <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/adopt\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAABjhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also mean<\/a> \"to choose to accept, use or follow something.\" This meaning is often applied to laws and special days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Memorial Day, which honors US soldiers who died serving their country, was first <strong>adopted<\/strong> in 1868.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be very interesting to look into the history of the 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You'll often be surprised by what you learn \u2014 and learning more can give you a new understanding of the culture that celebrates them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you found this article interesting, we recommend taking a look at our post on <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/english-for-juneteenth-americas-newest-federal-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juneteenth<\/a>, America's newest federal holiday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.\" Many American schoolchildren learn this simple rhyme to help them remember Christopher Columbus and what he's famous for. 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