Talk:Public holidays in Spain

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[edit] Columbus Day?

In Spain, 12th october isn't Clumbus Day, the day is called "Día de la Hispanidad" with the celebrate of Our Lady Virgin Of Pilar --85.152.177.73 14:52, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

From www.spainexpat.com/spain/information/holidays_in_spain/, one of the sources mentioned at the end of this Wikipedia article:

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October 12-Spain’s National Day (Día de la Hispanidad-National Holiday) Spain’s National Holiday, otherwise known as Hispanic Day or Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad (in Spanish) is Spain’s national day held annually on October 12th. This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set a foot in the Americas and there is usually a huge parade in the capital city and plenty of celebrations that take place throughout the rest of the country.

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From our own es.Wikipedia.org entry on Columbus Day: Columbus Day es una fiesta celebrada in muchos países de América, commemorando la llegada de Cristóbal Colón al Nuevo Mundo el 12 de octubre, de 1492. Es el nombre que recibe en Estados Unidos el Día de la Hispanidad español. ("Columbus Day is a holiday celebrated in many countries of America, commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World on October 12, 1492. It's the name given in the United States to Spain's 'Dia de la Hispanidad'.")

From the same Wikipedia's entry on Fiesta Nacional de Espana: Fiesta Nacional de España o Día de la Hispanidad (Festa Nacional d'Espanya, en catalán; Festa Nacional de España, en gallego; Espainiako Jai Nazionala, en vasco) conmemora la efeméride histórica del Descubrimiento de América por parte de España. La celebración tiene lugar cada 12 de octubre, donde se celebra un desfile militar en la Plaza de Colón de Madrid en el que asisten Su Majestad el Rey junto a la Familia Real y los representantes más importantes de todos los poderes del Estado, además de la mayoría de los presidentes de las autonomías españolas. ("National Holiday of Spain, or Day of the Spanish, commemorates the historic event of the Discovery of America by Spain. The celebration takes place every October 12, with a parade in Columbus Square [Plaza de Colón] in Madrid, attended by His Majesty the King and the Royal Family and representatives of all the powers of the state, as well as many of the presidents of the autonomous [communities]")

I don't have a more authoritative Web site in hand, but all of this seems plausible to me. Both holidays -- the U.S. version and the Spanish version -- are marking the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Obviously they celebrate it for different reasons and in different ways, but nonetheless, Dia de la Hispanidad in Spain is related to the English-speaking world's Columbus Day. _{``` W</sub> i k i <sub>W</sub> i s t a h <sub>```} 04:04, 20 September 2007 (UTC)