A public holiday, this is also Columbus Day, which is celebrated in all Spanish speaking countries, as well as the US, in commemoration of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
In Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas, it is also called the “Día de la Raza” (literally, Day of the Race) in celebration of the “mestizaje”, the mingling of races, which gave birth to the populations of today.
Spanish is the common language of more than 400 million people around the world. The Spanish wants to share this heritage day
In 1958 The government of Spain established 12th October an official national holiday and named it “Día de la Hispanidad” to commemorate the “great importance and significance of 12th October for Spain and all the countries of Latin America” after Cristopher Columbus discovered America on 12th October, 1492. Previously, in 1917, Argentina declared 12th October national holiday to commemorate the Spanish epic at the request of Spanish Associations.
This day is very celebrated in Spain, We do military parades and the Real Family and the public authorities do differents acts to celebrate this day.
In Zaragoza the citizens dressing up with their traditional dresses bring Oblations of flowers to their patron saint " the Virgin of the Pilar", and a great mantle of flowers is carried out.
The Teachers also wanted to celebrate this day with a food at the school, a teacher called Pilar made a great paella.
In Zaragoza the citizens dressing up with their traditional dresses bring Oblations of flowers to their patron saint " the Virgin of the Pilar", and a great mantle of flowers is carried out.
The Teachers also wanted to celebrate this day with a food at the school, a teacher called Pilar made a great paella.
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