What are the October holidays and when is the long weekend?

What are the October holidays.

September 22, 2021 16:47

A few days after the end of the month, many wonder when the next vacation and / or long weekend is. Taking into account that most of the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic have already been lifted, the possibilities for traveling or walking around nearby places are greater than in other opportunities.

This year this day is a Tuesday, so the national government has decided to move it to Monday, to add the public holiday for tourist purposes on Friday and thus give rise to an XL long weekend: Friday October 8, Saturday 9 October, Sunday October 10 and Monday October 11.

It must be remembered that until 2010, the date was known as “Columbus Day” and essentially recalled the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America. Many Argentines grew up with this name incorporated on October 12, but historical and social revision has led to another name.

In this way, the feast of October 12 has changed its name to “Day of respect for cultural diversity”, giving it meaning according to the value attributed by our National Constitution and various treaties and declarations of human rights to diversity. ethnic and culture of all peoples. .

Thus, the commemoration of the “conquest” of America has been abandoned to give way to the analysis and appreciation of the immense variety of cultures that have contributed to the construction of our identity.