Discovery Day

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Discovery Day is the name of several holidays commemorating the discovery of land, gold, and other significant national discoveries.

Contents 1 The Bahamas 2 Canada 3 Hispaniola 4 References

[edit] The Bahamas

In the Bahamas Discovery Day is a public holiday on October 12, celebrating the Discovery of the New World with his initial landfall on the Island of San Salvador in The Bahamas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

If Discovery Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday. Schools, Banks, Public Offices and most shops are closed on Discovery Day. ^{[1] [2]}

[edit] Canada

In Yukon, Discovery Day is a public holiday on the third Monday in August commemorating the anniversary of the discovery of gold in 1896, which started the Klondike Gold Rush.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, it is on June 24 and commemorates John Cabot's discovery in 1497.

[edit] Hispaniola

The date in 1492 that Christopher Columbus landed on the Dominican Republic, December 5, is also called Discovery Day. It is celebrated all throughout the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic).

[edit] References